Labret

Museum number:
5-6796
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2307
Description:
Labret; ivory; flattened sphere with hole in one side; dia. 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)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Labret, accession number 5-6796, described as Labret; ivory; flattened sphere with hole in one side; dia. 4 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Labret, accession number 5-6796, described as Labret; ivory; flattened sphere with hole in one side; dia. 4 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Labret, accession number 5-6796, described as Labret; ivory; flattened sphere with hole in one side; dia. 4 cm.

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