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Object Number
98-3-50/51289
Display Title
Ear pendants of gourd with padded opening
Descriptions
Object Description
Ear pendants, probably ends of gourds.
Gourd ear plugs with pads of plaid cloth.
The object is a pair of ear plugs made from the top portion of a gourd. The open end of each plug have been stuffed with a ball or pad of machine-made plaid (blue and white) textiles.
Identifying numbers:
A Peabody catalogue number in red has been applied to the sides of both plugs.
Inventory Description
Ear ornaments, gourd necks, conical, open end stuffed/covered with plaid fabric
Classification
- Earring
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Congo
Additional Geographic Terms
Congo River
Materials
Gourd, Cotton fabric, Textile
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 2.75 cm (3 15/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
51289
Provenance
Donor
Dr. H. K. Faulkner
(1898)
Donor
Dr. W. E. Faulkner
(1898)
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