Nose pin

Made:
1891-1930 in Papua New Guinea
Nose pin, carved from shell

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Nose pin, carved from shell
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Nose pin, carved from shell, tapering ends band with brown thread, from South East New Guinea, 1891-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A155660
Materials:
shell and fibre, thread
type:
nose-pin
credit:
Glendining