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CollectionABDUA University of Aberdeen, Human Culture Collection
Object Namelip plug
personal ornament
301 562
Object NumberABDUA:7633
Other NumberH121+2
Other Number Typeold number
Brief DescriptionWhite quartz pebble, cylindrical, in a string loop. 'Peleles' or lip ornament worn in a perforation through the upper lip by women
Materialsstone, quartz, vegetable fibre, string
Place KeyAfrica, Malawi, Livingstonia, Livingstonia
Field CollectorLaws, Dr
Publication NoteOgston:Vol.II Ogston vol2 p12-11
Aquisition SourceOgston, Professor Sir Alexander
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