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1925.22.4

Circular wooden lip-plug, hollowed out on one face and decorated with a single white bead in the centre. The underside is flat. [JMC 26/7/2019]

1925.22.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Circular wooden lip-plug, hollowed out on one face and decorated with a single white bead in the centre. 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 16 mm, Diameter: max 27 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1925.22.4

Search terms: Ornament, Lip Ornament

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