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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
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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