Wooden ear pendant

Made:
1880-1920 in Africa
Wooden ear pendant, circular disco concaved on both sides

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Wooden ear pendant, circular disco concaved on both sides
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Wooden ear pendant, circular disco concaved on both sides, with central hole from which hangs fine steel chains, Masai tribe, East Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655782
Materials:
wood and steel, chain
type:
ear-distender