Brass nose ring, Zanzibar, 1890-1925
- Made:
- 1890-1925
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Brass nose ring, annular, decorated with pearl and red glass bead, Zanzibar, East Africa, 1890-1925
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A1815
- Materials:
- brass, glass, bead and pearl
- Measurements:
-
approx.: diameter 73 mm
beads: diameter 7 mm
- type:
- nose ring
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
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