Disk-shaped ivory ear plug

Made:
1880-1920
Disk-shaped ivory ear plug, with central hole Disk-shaped ivory ear plug, with central hole Disk-shaped ivory ear plug, with central hole

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Disk-shaped ivory ear plug, with central hole
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Disk-shaped ivory ear plug, with central hole
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Disk-shaped ivory ear plug, with central hole
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Disk-shaped ivory ear plug, with central hole, decorated with incised concentric bands and dot and circle design, from East Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A20361
Materials:
ivory
type:
ear-distender
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)