Nose pin consisting of length of bamboo with red seed inserted either end and covered with linear design

Made:
1870-1910
Nose pin consisting of length of bamboo with red seed inserted

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Nose pin consisting of length of bamboo with red seed inserted
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Nose pin consisting of length of bamboo with red seed inserted either end and covered with linear design, from Solomon Islands, 1870-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657316
Materials:
bamboo and abrus
type:
nose pins
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)