Carved bone nose plug

Museum number:
11-41880
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Object count:
1
Description:
Nose plug made of hollowed bone with three openwork chevrons on the top and bottom of both sides (a total of 12 chevrons).
Collection place:
New Guinea, Melanesia
Culture or time period:
Asmat
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Carved bone nose plug, accession number 11-41880, described as Nose plug made of hollowed bone with three openwork chevrons on the top and bottom of both sides (a total of 12 chevrons).

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