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two elongated parts, tied together at the bottom, can be pulled apart at the top and inserted through the earlobe

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Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
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Object type
Ohrschmuck
Dimensions
W 2.4 cm D 4.5 and 5.5 cm
Material/Technique
tortoise shell
carved
Object genre
jewellery
Current location
Sammlungen der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Inventory number
JGU ES 2127
Other number(s)
Linden-Museum: 86665
2127

Provenance and sources

where
Vokeo Island
Description
Supplement to the location: also: Wokeo or Wogeo Island

where
Papua-Neuguinea
who
Mayer, Hans - Owners

where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Owners

when
15.12.1971
where
Stuttgart
who
Linden-Museum Stuttgart - Former Owners
Description
Came to Mainz "together with 636 other objects in exchange for 732 objects from Pakistan and Afghanistan" (Brandstetter, Hierholzer 2018).

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CC0 1.0 DEED

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