Bone nose pin

Made:
1880-1915 in South Africa
Bone nose pin, plain stick broken at one end

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Bone nose pin, plain stick broken at one end
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Bone nose pin, plain stick broken at one end, originally had red wax head, Zulu tribe, South African, 1880-1915

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657877
Materials:
bone
type:
nose-pin
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)