Circular horn plug with hole in middle

Made:
1850-1905 in Africa
Circular horn plug with hole in middle

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Circular horn plug with hole in middle
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Circular horn plug with hole in middle, used by Swahili to distend ear lobe, East African, 1850-1905

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651170
Materials:
horn
type:
ear-distender
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)