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Parts h-i. Ear stakes, from suit I C 26291 a-k Labelling of slide I C 26291 h: Ear jewellery Angami

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Angami-Naga
Object type
Ear jewellery for men
Dimensions
Length: 39 cm
Width: 7 cm
Height: 7,5 cm
Weight: 2 kg
Length: 41 cm
Width: 8 cm
Height: 6,5 cm
Material/Technique
Hair , Fruit (Job's tear, Coix lacryma), Insect armour, Wood, Metal , Resin
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 26291 h-i

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    2nd half of the 19th century
    where
    India
    Nagaland
    who
    Angami-Naga
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Purchase from Ehlers, Otto 1894
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    South and Southeast Asia

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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