Ear lobe distender, wood, cylindrical, inlaid with haliotis.

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Ear lobe distender, wood, cylindrical, inlaid with haliotis. Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Ear lobe distender, wood, cylindrical, inlaid with haliotis (abalone shell). British Columbia, North West Coast of America like labrets to distend the lip, these plugs were used to distend the ear-lobe.

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