M0012377: Seal gut enema syringe

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Enema syringe made from a seal's gut fastened to ivory tube, Eskimo, Labrador

Photograph of an enema syringe from Labrador, Canada made from a seal's gut fastened to ivory tube. This item was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum (R2/1946) but is not held by Wellcome Collection.

March 1952

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register for the item depicted in the glass plate negative:R2/1946

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

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 2022.

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