E0293: Sudan Ear / Nose Pin

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0293

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Adornment

Materials:

botanical ➔ reed

Dimensions:

10 cm L
1 cm W

Provenance of Object:

Gunderson collected pre-1927 while on mission in Sudan.

Production Date:

ca. 1920s

Use/Function:

Ornament for nose and ears among certain groups in Sudan.

Source Locality:

Sudan

Acquisition Date:

November 25 1927

Description:

Ear and nose pin made out of a piece of reed.

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