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Object Number
08-25-50/73690
Display Title
Clove ear plugs, pair
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Vedee
Object Description
Pair of clove ear plugs.
The object is a pair of ear plugs made of cloves strung through cordage and arranged in a circular pattern forming the shape of a disc.
Identifying numbers:
Peabody numbers are applied on the sides in white and red ink.
Inventory Description
Ear plugs, clove discs, unknown adhesive (resin?), 1 with 1 blackened edge
Classification
- Ear plug
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Kenya
Additional Geographic Terms
Mombasa district
Materials
Clove, Cordage
Dimensions
Overall: 5.7 x 5.6 x 2.2 cm (2 1/4 x 2 3/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
08-25-50/73690
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William Bowen
(1907-8 - 1908)
Donor
Alexander Agassiz
(1907-8 - 1908)
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