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Object Number
30-32-50/B4533
Display Title
Ear plugs, kiwangwa
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ornaments, worked shell, discoidal spiral, hole in center, polished, 1 cord
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Madehani
- Kinga
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Tanzania
/
Madehani
Additional Geographic Terms
Tanganyika Territory
Materials
Shell, Wool string
Dimensions
Overall: 6.3 x 6.6 x 2.1 cm (2 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
8
Label on object
B-4533 & 30-32-50/B4533
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-4-10/87268 | Pair of ear plugs |
Earring
|
California
| |
| 30-32-50/B4679 | Ear plugs of wood |
Ear plug
|
Dodoma
| |
| 04-19-70/63363 | Woman's ear plugs |
Earring
|
Borneo
Borneo | |
| 08-25-50/73690 | Clove ear plugs, pair |
Ear plug
|
Kenya
| |
| 31-41-20/C13575 | Stone ear plugs |
Ear Spool
|
Michoacan
| |
| 34-91-50/868 | Aluminum ear plugs |
Earring
|
Kibwezi
| |
| 08-25-50/73691 | Medium sized balls for enlarging ears prior to inserting ear plugs |
Ear plug
|
Kenya
| |
| 30-32-50/B4553 | Brass ear plugs |
Earring
|
Dodoma
| |
| 30-32-50/B4553.1 | Brass ear plugs |
Earring
|
Dodoma
| |
| 31-41-20/C13569.1 | Ground stone ear plugs, obsidian, cylindrical, ridged center, broken |
Ear Spool
|
Michoacan
| |
| 01-16-10/56996 | Ceramic ornament ear plugs |
Ear Spool
|
Burial Mound
| |
| 969-2-20/23863 | Casts of a pair of pottery ear/lip plugs from a collective burial. |
Cast
|
Lubaantun
|