Gandan neck ring from the stem of the plantain tree

Made:
1880-1925 in Uganda
Gandan neck ring from the stem of the plantain tree Gandan neck ring from the stem of the plantain tree Gandan neck ring from the stem of the plantain tree Gandan neck ring from the stem of the plantain tree

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Gandan neck ring from the stem of the plantain tree
Science Museum Group Collection
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Gandan neck ring from the stem of the plantain tree
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Gandan neck ring from the stem of the plantain tree
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Gandan neck ring from the stem of the plantain tree
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Gandan neck ring from the stem of the plantain tree, decorated with beads, worn by women on special occasions, possibly Gandan, Uganda, 1880-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A301573
Materials:
plantain, wood and beads
type:
neck rings