Pair of ear distenders in form of a cylindrical plug

Made:
1851-1900
SMG00167584

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Pair of ear distenders in form of a cylindrical plug, with hollow centre filled with red cloth, from Lengua Indian, Paraguay, 1851-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A114015
Materials:
wood and cloth
type:
ear-distender
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)