kitenga

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Ear plugs
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The following was noted in the museum's main catalogue when this object was received: "'kitenga'. 2 wooden ear stakes, one surface covered with sheet iron. Worn by women. Supposedly imported from mambue or imitation of mambue work. 3.8 cm diam. Same [as III E 8050 = Fipa].".

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Cultural attribution
Fipa
Object type
Ear plugs
Dimensions
Height: 4 cm
Width: 44 cm
Depth: 1,5 cm
Weight: 0,1 kg
Height: 4 cm
Width: 4 cm
Depth: 2 cm
Material/Technique
Iron, Wood
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 8052 a,b

Provenance and sources

where
Tanzania [Land/Region]
who
Fipa
who
Glauning, Hans - Collectors
Description
Donation 1900

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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