Nose Ornament
Physical description
Nose piece (Bipane). The two shells of a clam are carved into thick crescents, tied together with bast string through a small hole in each piece and glued with beeswax. Both sides of the shells are ivory in colour, with some darker striations on the outside and natural vertical lines on one shell.
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Date Acquired
11 Apr 2012
How Acquired
Donated
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Measurements
Overall: 6.3 cm x 12.1 cm x 1.5 cm
Object Number
2948/38