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Wooden ear distender, circular, with large central

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Wooden ear lobe distender, solid block, roughly ov

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1915

Earplug with flower pattern

Asian Medicine

1801-1925

Baked clay ear plug, circular, convexed top, groov

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1930

Wooden ear plug

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1905

Decorative ear distender of wood with suspended me

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1910

Disk-shaped ivory ear plug, with central hole, dec

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Silver nose ring, ornate lower section with fringe

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1920

Wooden, cylindrical ear plug, inlaid with spirals

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Light wood ear distender with two blue decorative

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

China ear-plug, hemispherical, grooved around side

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1920

Circular plug, made of wood, with large hole in mi

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1915

Cylindrical ear plug, with conical top, decorative

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1871-1900

Wooden ear plug with steel face, cylindrical conic

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1907

Ivory, shuttle shaped ear lobe distender, worn by

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1910

Wooden ear lobe distender, ring shaped with bead d

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1871-1910

Circular earplug in form of lotus

Asian Medicine

1801-1925

Wooden ear plug

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1905

Wooden ear plug, used to distend the ear lobe, Sog

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1915

Pair of carved horn earplugs, black with polychrom

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1801-1930

Circular ear plug

Asian Medicine

1870-1925

Gourd stem ear extender, hollow tube, slightly curved, Ugogo tribe (?) Tanzania, 1880-1918

Gourd stem ear extender, hollow tube, slightly cur

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1918

Two earplugs, tightly coiled discs of orange paper with black felt faces decorated with silver springs and discs, Zanzibar(?), 1880-1920

Two earplugs, tightly coiled discs of orange paper

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Acorn-shaped wooden ear ornament, filled with cow's fat, worn by Bagishu women from Uganda, East Africa, 1871-1930

Acorn-shaped wooden ear ornament, filled with cow'

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1871-1930

Hippo tooth(?) ear lobe distender, shuttle shaped, u-shaped recesses at either end, incised with diamond pattern, Masai tribe, East Africa, 1890-1925

Hippo tooth(?) ear lobe distender, shuttle shaped,

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1890-1925

Circular wooden ear ornament with decorative beads and copper chains, Masai tribe, East Africa, 1880-1910

Circular wooden ear ornament with decorative beads

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1910

Bulbous wooden ear plug, willed with cow's fat, probably Gishu tribe, Mount Elgon, Uganda, Africa, 1901-1950

Bulbous wooden ear plug, willed with cow's fat, pr

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1901-1950

Pair of ear distenders in form of a cylindrical plug, with hollow centre filled with red cloth, from Lengua Indian, Paraguay, 1851-1900

Pair of ear distenders in form of a cylindrical pl

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1900

Ivory ear distender, oviform with holes for decoration, Masai tribe, East Africa, 1880-1920

Ivory ear distender, oviform with holes for decora

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Cylindrical ear distender, coil of iron wire, Kaguru, Tanganyika, 1880-1920 (Sir Henry William Peek Collection).

Cylindrical ear distender, coil of iron wire, Kagu

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1900

Ear plug made of disc of tightly rolled paper of two different colours, worn by Swahili women, Zanzibar, East Africa, 1880-1920

Ear plug made of disc of tightly rolled paper

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1930

Two wooden ear plugs(?), large pin-type samples with purple feathers stuck to ends, Peruvian, 1800-1900

Two wooden ear plugs(?), large pin-type samples wi

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1800-1900

Solid cane-shaped wooden ear distender, Kaguru, Tanganyika, Africa, 1880-1920

Solid cane-shaped wooden ear distender

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Ear lobe distender in the form of a cane tube, with triangular brass pendant and glass beads suspended, Essequibo River, British Guinana, 1871-1915

Ear lobe distender in the form of a cane tube, wit

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1871-1915

Circular wooden ring, with indented outside edge, used as lobe extender by Maasai, East African, 1850-1920 (see note)

Circular wooden ring, with indented outside edge,

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1920

Circular wood plug with large hole in middle, used by Swahili to distend ear lobe, East African, 1850-1915

Circular wood plug with large hole in middle

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1915

Carved ivory, shuttle shaped ear lobe distender, Masai, East Africa, 1880-1920

Carved ivory, shuttle shaped ear lobe distender, M

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Wood ear distender, hollow cylinder, Lengua, Paraguay, 1870-1908

Wood ear distender, hollow cylinder, Lengua, Parag

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1870-1908

Circular horn plug with hole in middle, used by Swahili to distend ear lobe, East African, 1850-1905

Circular horn plug with hole in middle

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1905

Horn ear-lobe distender, ring-shaped with circular hole in centre, East African, 1880-1905

Horn ear-lobe distender

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1905

Two cylindrical silver ear plugs, bound with maroon silk, and one silver hair ornament, an elongated pyramid engraved on all sides, North West China, 1801-1900

Ear plugs bound with hair ornament

Asian Medicine

1801-1900

Wooden ear plug with dark polished disc end, probably Indian, 1870-1925

Earplug with disc end

Asian Medicine

1870-1925

Cylindrical ear distender of iron wire, twisted in a spiral, Kaguru Tanganyika, East Africa, 1880-1920 (Sir Henry William Peek Collection).

Cylindrical ear distender of iron wire, twisted in

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1920

Ear plug orament, said to be copper, heavily corroded, Peruvian, 1820-1930; believed to be a pair with A167516

Ear plug orament, said to be copper, heavily corro

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1820-1930

Cane and brass ear lobe distender from South America (British Guiana) (?), 1830-1920

Cane and brass ear lobe distender from South Ameri

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1830-1920

Four stone ear plugs, Mexico, 1850-1907

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1850-1907

Cane and brass ear lobe distender from South America (British Guiana) (?), 1830-1920

Cane and brass ear lobe distender from South Ameri

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1830-1920

Iron ear distender, cylindrical, made from coiled spring, Kaguru, Tanganyika, 1880-1925 (Sir Henry William Peek Collection).

Iron ear distender, cylindrical, made from coiled

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1880-1925

Iron ear distender, cylindrical wire coil, Tanganyika, Africa, 1900-1920 (Sir Henry William Peek Collection).

Iron ear distender, cylindrical wire coil, Tangany

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1900-1920

Ear-distender in form of hollow wooden cylinder, from Lengua, Paraguay, 1851-1900

Ear-distender in form of hollow wooden cylinder, f

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1851-1900