Wooden lip plug

Wooden lip plug, cylindrical disc, one surface concaved

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Wooden lip plug, cylindrical disc, one surface concaved
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Wooden lip plug, cylindrical disc, one surface concaved, the other is covered with tin and has central brass boss, Awemba tribe, maker, Rhodesia, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658270
Materials:
wood, tin and brass
type:
lip plugs
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)