Labret, funnel shaped composition of shell

SMG00167645

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Labret, funnel shaped composition of shell, resin and wood, suspended from cord, British Guiana, 1831-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A139533
Materials:
resin and shell
Measurements:
length 24 mm
with cord: length 102 mm
max: diameter 20 mm
type:
labret
credit:
Glendining