Wooden ear plug

Made:
1880-1915 in Uganda
Wooden ear plug, used to distend the ear lobe, Soga tribe Wooden ear plug, used to distend the ear lobe, Soga tribe Wooden ear plug, used to distend the ear lobe, Soga tribe

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Wooden ear plug, used to distend the ear lobe, Soga tribe
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Wooden ear plug, used to distend the ear lobe, Soga tribe
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Wooden ear plug, used to distend the ear lobe, Soga tribe
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Wooden ear plug, used to distend the ear lobe, Soga tribe, Uganda, 1880-1915

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A22725
Materials:
wood, copper, china and cowries
type:
ear-distender
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)