Wooden ear lobe distender

Made:
1871-1910 in Africa
Wooden ear lobe distender Wooden ear lobe distender

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Wooden ear lobe distender
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Wooden ear lobe distender
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Wooden ear lobe distender, ring shaped with bead decoration and chain pendants, Masai, East Africa, 1871-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A19112
Materials:
wood, iron and beads, glass
type:
ear-distender
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)