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Ear plugs

The following was noted in the museum's main catalogue when this object was received: "2 desgl. [like III C 8582 = wooden ear peg] made of mussel or snail shell (w. bast wrapping) a) 3.7 cm dm. b) 3.8 cm dm. Iraku.".

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Iraku
Object type
Ear plugs
Dimensions
Height: 3,5 cm
Width: 3,5 cm
Depth: 2 cm
Weight: 0,008 kg
Height: 3,5 cm
Width: 3 cm
Depth: 2 cm
Weight: 0,012 kg
Material/Technique
Bast , Lime (mussel)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 8584 a,b

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Tanzania
    who
    Iraku
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation from Glauning, Hans 1900
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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