Leg Splint

P864B

From: Borneo | Sarawak

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number P864B
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Borneo | Sarawak
Section Oceanian
Materials Bamboo | Peel
Description

Splint for broken leg. Slender, flat bamboo (?) sticks bound together by strips of rattan peel into a flexible mat to be wrapped around broken leg. "Splint for fractured bones" in Furness's Collection list.

Length 22 cm
Width 16.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898

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