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Earrings

Historical main catalogue: "Three earrings of copper and brass wire, each with a large stone. The ring with the largest stone is the badge of Sultan Kiparamoto of Irangi The stones are from Kilima Njaro. Wairangi."

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Wairangi
Object type
Earrings
Dimensions
Height: 4 cm
Width: 3,4 cm
Depth: 2 cm
Objektmaß: cm D: 3,3 cm (c)
Weight: 0,01 kg
Height: 5 cm
Width: 4 cm
Depth: 2 cm
Objektmaß: cm D: ca. 4 cm (b)
Material/Technique
Copper, Brass, Stone
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 4922 a-c

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Tanzania
    Kilimanjaro (Kilimandjaro)
    who
    Wairangi
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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