Ivory, shuttle shaped ear lobe distender

Ivory, shuttle shaped ear lobe distender, worn by warriors only Ivory, shuttle shaped ear lobe distender, worn by warriors only

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Ivory, shuttle shaped ear lobe distender, worn by warriors only
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Ivory, shuttle shaped ear lobe distender, worn by warriors only
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Ivory, shuttle shaped ear lobe distender, worn by warriors only, Masai, East Africa, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A19121
Materials:
ivory
type:
ear-distender
credit:
Knight, Frank and Rutley