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Object type
ornament > lip ornament
Materials
wood
Legend
Wooden lip plate worn by women in the pierced lower lip. Typical custom of the Mursi and Suri in Ethiopia and the Baale (Kachipo) in Sudan. Today, wooden plates are less frequently used, most women wearing the round earthenware version.
Place of collecting
Ethiopia > Omo Valley
Culture
Suri
Field collector
Hans Silvester
Acquisition related person
Hans Silvester, as donor
Date of acquisition
2008-06-19
Dimensions
19 cm x 14,7 cm
Inventory number
EO.2008.3.1
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