Curved bone nose pin

Made:
1880-1930
Curved bone nose pin, decorated with design in elephant(?) hair

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Curved bone nose pin, decorated with design in elephant(?) hair
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Curved bone nose pin, decorated with design in elephant(?) hair, mounted on display card, possibly East African, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A157016
Materials:
bone and hair
type:
nose-pin
credit:
Glendining