Lip plug

Made:
1890-1918 in Zambia
Lip plug, wooden disc, one metal surface, Awemba tribe

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Lip plug, wooden disc, one metal surface, Awemba tribe
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Lip plug, wooden disc, one metal surface, Awemba tribe, Zambia(?) or Zaire, 1890-1918

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658271
Materials:
wood, tin and brass
type:
lip plugs
credit:
Knight, Frank and Rutley