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1914.26.157

Cylindrical lip plug made from wood and roughly covered with a layer of aluminium.

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1914.26.157

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Collection type
Object
Description
Cylindrical lip plug made from wood and roughly covered with a layer of aluminium.
Geographical reference
Logone River - Musgam
Cultural groups
Masana
Person
Field collector Percy Amaury Talbot
PRM source Percy Amaury Talbot
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1914
Date collected
By 1914
Acquisition information
Donated: 1914
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Aluminium Metal, Process Recycled, Process Beaten
Dimensions
Length x Width 20 x 42 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1914.26.157
Research and responses

Banana - Ethnologue suggests that the more appropriate form is Masana [AP 05/07/2005]

Search terms: Ornament, Lip Ornament