M0005680: Illustration of a circumcision clamp used in Kordofan, Sudan

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Reproduction of an illustration of a clamp used during male circumcision. The clamp serves to hold the prepuce and exclude the glans during the procedure. Published in Anderson, R. G: <i>Medical practices and superstitions amongst the people of Kordofan</i>, London, 1908. A photograph of the illustration was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and accessioned in 1938 (accession number PHO 10722).

M0005680: Illustration of a circumcision clamp used in Kordofan, Sudan

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