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Object Number
43-13-30/4056
Display Title
Pair of wooden ear plugs - tin attached to one end; perforated; worn +
Descriptions
Object Description
Pair of wooden ear plugs - tin attached to one end; perforated; worn by both men and women
Inventory Description
Ear plugs, carved wood, hollow, cylindrical, metal at one end
Classification
- Ear plug
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Pilagá
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America
/
Argentina
Additional Geographic Terms
Gran Chaco; Pilcomayo River, near
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 3.4 x 3.4 x 1.7 cm (1 5/16 x 1 5/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
43-13-30/4056
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