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Object Number
34-91-50/868
Display Title
Aluminum ear plugs
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Mowvulu
Object Description
Pair of white metal ear plugs.
Aluminum ear plugs.
The object is a pair of ear plugs mage from aluminum. It is cone-shaped with a dome like ball. Between the two shapes are a groove in the area which would fit into the lobe of the ears.
Identifying numbers:
A Peabody number in red appears near the grooved area on the cone-shape side.
Inventory Description
Ear plugs, aluminum, conical front, backs are convex domed with groove between
Classification
- Earring
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tereki?
- Maragoli?
- Hamite?
- Kamba?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Kenya
/
Ukamba
/
<County>
/
Kibwezi
Additional Geographic Terms
Kibwezi, Ukamba
Materials
Aluminum
Dimensions
Overall: 2.5 x 1.8 x 1.8 cm (1 x 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
34-91-50/868
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Arthur K. Loveridge
(1933-1934 - 1934)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| |
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| |
|
Image Not Available
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