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Lip plug

National Museums of Kenya

National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya

The lip plug is worn by women. It is made by first breaking a piece of old aluminium cooking pot and hitting it up into a small piece by hitting it with a stone hammer on another stone.They hammer it to shape until the bits of metal join together.

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  • Title: Lip plug
  • Location: Kenya
  • Type: Lip plug
  • Rights: National Museums of Kenya
  • Medium: Aluminium
  • Photographer: GibsPhotography
  • Local Name: Akwangat
  • Community: Turkana
  • Collection Date: 1971-01-02
  • Collected By: E.J.B
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