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

Previous title, replaced November 2021: El-Lazien in situ: clamp used during Kordajan circumcision

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: Medical practices and superstitions amongst the people of Kordofan, London, 1908. A photograph of the illustration was acquired by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and accessioned in 1938 (accession number PHO 10722).

23 September 1938

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.