Context (Field collection)
Collected in 1975 by the donor's father, John Ash, an ornithologist, in the Omo National Park, in south western Ethiopia from a group of people called the Mursi. The donor noted that 'I expect my father bought them from individuals - I do not know whether they were newly made or had been worn.  My father, John Ash was primarily an ornithologist, he was not attached to the university although he worked closely with Cambridge-associated conservation organisations'.
Event Date 1975
Author: rachel hand

Context (Acquisition Details)
Offered to the Museum in November 2012. The donor did not know how her father had acquired them,whether they were newly made or had been worn. John Ash was primarily an ornithologist and was not attached to the university although he worked closely with Cambridge-associated conservation organisations. Two intended for permanent and two for teaching or potentially for Ipswich Museum. Those items not required for MAA's permanent or teaching collections may be offered to other museums if required - see signed form MN0201 dated 3 August 2019.
Event Date 11/2012
Author: rachel hand

Description (Physical description)
Small circular brown clay lip plug
Event Date 16/11/2021
Author: rachel hand

Description (Physical description)
Small historic chips in rim, one lighter coloured and appears more recent
Event Date 6/5/2022
Author: Flo Sutton