Lip plug

Lip plug, worn by married women in upper and lower lips

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Lip plug, worn by married women in upper and lower lips
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Lip plug, worn by married women in upper and lower lips, Awemba tribe, Northern Rhodesia, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658272
Materials:
wood
type:
lip plugs
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)