Pendant nose disc made of tortoiseshell

Made:
1871-1920 in Papua New Guinea
Pendant nose disc made of tortoiseshell, with engraved tortoise

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Pendant nose disc made of tortoiseshell, with engraved tortoise
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Pendant nose disc made of tortoiseshell, with engraved tortoise, from South East New Guinea, 1871-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A155656
Materials:
tortoiseshell and wood
type:
nose pendants
credit:
Glendining