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1925.22.1

Circular wooden lip-plug, hollowed out on one face. Decorated with white and blue beads. [JMC 26/7/2019]

1925.22.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Circular wooden lip-plug, hollowed out on one face. Decorated with white and blue beads. [JMC 26/7/2019]
Long description
Circular wooden lip-plug, hollowed out on one face. The hollowed face is decorated with beads: in the centre is a single white bead, surrounded by a ring of ten dark blue beads, which in turn are surrounded by two rings of white beads. The underside is flat. [JMC 26/7/2019]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Jemaa
Cultural groups
Kagoro
Person
Field collector Hubert Frank Mathews
PRM source Hubert Frank Mathews
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1925
Date collected
By 1925
Acquisition information
Donated: 1925
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Bead, Process Carved, Process Inlaid
Dimensions
Depth: max 13 mm, Diameter: max 23 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1925.22.1

Search terms: Ornament, Lip Ornament