Leg splint called belat betis in vernacular

Made:
1871-1910 in Malaysia
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Leg splint called belat betis in vernacular, made of split cne, bound and padded, from Kelantan, Malaysian, 1871-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657113
Materials:
cane, fibre, cotton wool and muslin
type:
splints
credit:
Gimlett, J.D.