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LicenseCircular wood plug with large hole in middle
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Circular wood plug with large hole in middle, used by Swahili to distend ear lobe, East African, 1850-1915
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A651168
- Materials:
- wood
- Measurements:
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external, max.: diameter 65 mm
internal, max.: diameter 40 mm
- type:
- ear-distender
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
