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This knife was used during a procedure to remove the uvula, the
small piece of soft tissue that hangs down at the back of the throat.
Like the tonsils, it can become swollen and infected. A flat piece
of wood was used for holding down the tongue, and then a hook or
knife with a long handle was used to cut out the uvula. The instrument
was used by a Tama blacksmith in El Fasher, in Sudan. It was made
some time before 1937.
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database record 1937.35.51
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