Lip plug in form of wooden disc decorated with beads and shell pendant

Made:
1801-1920
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Lip plug in form of wooden disc decorated with beads and shell pendant, used by Botocudo Indians, from East Brazil, 1801-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A158575
Materials:
wood, shell and beads
type:
lip plugs
credit:
Glendining