Nose ornament

Museum number:
5-7870
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
126 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2307
Description:
Native name: Akaparaparat Nose piece; aluminum; flat leaf shape with aluminum hook attached; length: 13 cm; width: 8.5 cm. Worn by old men on ceremonial occasions, at beer parties and ox killings 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:
May 1967
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Nose ornaments
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1967
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Nose ornament, accession number 5-7870, described as Native name: Akaparaparat Nose piece; aluminum; flat leaf shape with aluminum hook attached; length: 13 cm; width: 8.5 cm. Worn by old men on ceremonial occasions, at beer parties and ox killings Made by men
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Nose ornament, accession number 5-7870, described as Native name: Akaparaparat Nose piece; aluminum; flat leaf shape with aluminum hook attached; length: 13 cm; width: 8.5 cm. Worn by old men on ceremonial occasions, at beer parties and ox killings Made by men

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