Steel ear piercing instrument

Made:
1890-1910 in South Africa
Steel ear piercing instrument

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Steel ear piercing instrument
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Steel ear piercing instrument, straight rod with cylindrical wooden handle and cap, incised with diced pattern, Zulu tribe, South Africa, 1890-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657868
Materials:
steel and wood
type:
ear piercer
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)