Acorn-shaped wooden ear ornament

Acorn-shaped wooden ear ornament, filled with cow's fat

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Acorn-shaped wooden ear ornament, filled with cow's fat
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Acorn-shaped wooden ear ornament, filled with cow's fat, worn by Bagishu women from Uganda, East Africa, 1871-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A240171
Materials:
wood
type:
ear-distender