Carved bone hairpin with wooden inlay

Carved bone hairpin with wooden inlay, possibly made in Nigeria Carved bone hairpin with wooden inlay, possibly made in Nigeria

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Carved bone hairpin with wooden inlay, possibly made in Nigeria
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Carved bone hairpin with wooden inlay, possibly made in Nigeria
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Carved bone hairpin with wooden inlay, possibly made in Nigeria, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651126
Materials:
bone
Measurements:
length 174 mm
max.: width 20 mm
thickness 6 mm
type:
hairpin
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)