Bone objects

Museum number:
5-11575a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210511575a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.2879
Object count:
2
Description:
Applicator for eye cosmetics made of hollow bone inserted into a base of wood covered with fur and leather (a), a sheath for inserting bone while not in use (b).
Donor:
Thomas D. Lanagan and W. H. Lawson
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
Nigeria; Hausa att.
Culture or time period:
Hausa
Collector:
Thomas D. Lanagan
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Accession date:
July 27, 1972
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bone objects, accession number 5-11575a,b, described as Applicator for eye cosmetics made of hollow bone inserted into a base of wood covered with fur and leather (a), a sheath for inserting bone while not in use (b).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bone objects, accession number 5-11575a,b, described as Applicator for eye cosmetics made of hollow bone inserted into a base of wood covered with fur and leather (a), a sheath for inserting bone while not in use (b).

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