Labret

Museum number:
5-7888
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050007888
Alternate number:
173 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2307
Description:
Native name: Akwanga Labret; steatite; height: 6.5 cm; width: 5 cm. Worn by men in lip as adornment. Made by men.
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
Collector:
Mary Jean Aerni
Collection date:
Aug 1967
Materials:
Soapstone (metamorphic rock)
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)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Labret, accession number 5-7888, described as Native name: Akwanga Labret; steatite; height: 6.5 cm; width: 5 cm. Worn by men in lip as adornment. Made by men.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Labret, accession number 5-7888, described as Native name: Akwanga Labret; steatite; height: 6.5 cm; width: 5 cm. Worn by men in lip as adornment. Made by men.

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