Wooden disc with concave upper and lower surfaces

Wooden disc with concave upper and lower surfaces

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Wooden disc with concave upper and lower surfaces
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Wooden disc with concave upper and lower surfaces, one of which is covered with zinc, lip plug worn by married women, Wakambe, Kenya, 1880-1910

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652673
Materials:
wood and zinc
type:
lip plugs