Nose borer consisting of bone for piercing septum

Made:
1881-1920
Nose borer consisting of bone for piercing septum, broken

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Nose borer consisting of bone for piercing septum, broken
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Nose borer consisting of bone for piercing septum, broken, from New Guinea, 1881-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657277
Materials:
bone
type:
nose borers
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)