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Ear peg
The following was noted in the museum's main catalogue when this object was received: "similar, also serving as a snuffbox." The quotation refers to the entry for III E 7562 = "'ndevule' ear plug made of bottle gourd. One side decorated with blue and white beads, on the opposite side 4 round holes, edged with copper and brass sheet. 4.8 cm diam. 2.4 cm thick. Worn by Wasafua women (probably Wanyika work). Vora am Songwe".
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Cultural attribution
Wasafua
Object type
Ear peg
Dimensions
Weight: 0,1 kg
Height: 5 cm
Width: 5 cm
Depth: 3,5 cm
Height: 5 cm
Width: 5 cm
Depth: 3,5 cm
Material/Technique
Pumpkin peel, Glass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 7563
Provenance and sources
where
Tanzania [Land]
who
Wanyika (?)
Wasafua
Description
Donation from Glauning, Hans 1900
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