Hippo tooth(?) ear lobe distender, shuttle shaped,

Made:
1890-1925 in Africa
Hippo tooth(?) ear lobe distender, shuttle shaped

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Hippo tooth(?) ear lobe distender, shuttle shaped
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Hippo tooth(?) ear lobe distender, shuttle shaped, u-shaped recesses at either end, incised with diamond pattern, Masai tribe, East Africa, 1890-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A166714
Materials:
? material
type:
ear-distender
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)