Circular plug

Made:
1850-1915 in Africa
Circular plug, made of wood, with large hole in middle Circular plug, made of wood, with large hole in middle Circular plug, made of wood, with large hole in middle

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Circular plug, made of wood, with large hole in middle
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Circular plug, made of wood, with large hole in middle
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Circular plug, made of wood, with large hole in middle
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Circular plug, made of wood, with large hole in middle, used by Swahili, to extend ear lobe, East African, 1850-1915

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A22717
Materials:
wood
type:
ear-distender
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)