Labret

Museum number:
5-6794
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050006794
Accession number:
Acc.2307
Description:
Labret; aluminum cylinder, flaring one end; l. 4 cm.
Donor:
Mary Jean Aerni and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Moroto, Northern Region, Uganda
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Uganda; Moroto; Karamojong (Murdock 43:21)
Culture or time period:
Karamojong
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Labrets (jewelry worn on the head)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1971-1972 #45: Redway Elementary School/Barbara Arnold (November 3, 1971–December 3, 1971)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Labret, accession number 5-6794, described as Labret; aluminum cylinder, flaring one end; l. 4 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Labret, accession number 5-6794, described as Labret; aluminum cylinder, flaring one end; l. 4 cm.

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