Wooden ear ornament acorn shaped

Made:
1880-1920 in Uganda
Wooden ear ornament acorn shaped, waisted, with ovoid end

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Wooden ear ornament acorn shaped, waisted, with ovoid end
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Wooden ear ornament acorn shaped, waisted, with ovoid end, contains cow fat, possibly a pair with A240171, worn by Bagishu women, Bagishu, Uganda, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A240173
Materials:
wood and fat, cow
type:
ear ornament
credit:
Gunnis, R.