Hair or nose pin

Made:
1871-1915
Hair or nose pin, of carved bone, key shaped

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Hair or nose pin, of carved bone, key shaped
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Hair or nose pin, of carved bone, key shaped, with inset black dot and ring design decoration, possibly Nigerian, 1871-1915 (see note)

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A659787
Materials:
bone
type:
hairpin
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)