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Woman's lower lip ornament
Woman's lower lip ornament
Object Number 40-24-50/4942
Display Title Woman's lower lip ornament
Descriptions
Object Description Woman's lower lip ornament - bronze(?); hook on one end, decorated with incised scroll design
Inventory Description Ornament, brass, flat oval pendant with scrolls on end, hook at top
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Mberidi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: Peili, Wau District
Materials Brass
Dimensions Overall: 1.9 x 0.7 x 0.01 cm (3/4 x 1/4)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-24-50/4942

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