Ear ornament of wood with decorative bands of hair

Made:
1880-1920 in Tanzania
Ear ornament of wood with decorative bands of hair

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Ear ornament of wood with decorative bands of hair
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Ear ornament of wood with decorative bands of hair, Chagga tribe, Tanganika, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A301604
Materials:
wood and hair, elephant (?)
type:
ear ornament