Small ivory tusk used as part of a headdress by an Acoli Chief

Made:
1851-1900 in Uganda
Small ivory tusk used as part of a headdress by an Acoli Chief

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Small ivory tusk used as part of a headdress by an Acoli Chief
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Small ivory tusk used as part of a headdress by an Acoli Chief, decorated with dotted lines, Uganda, mid 19th century

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651645
Materials:
ivory
type:
tusks
credit:
Woodhouse, A.C.