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Ear jewellery

Ear jewellery made from bamboo and the nuts of Abrus precatorius, bought in Najira

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Tablong-Naga
Object type
Ear jewellery
Dimensions
Length: cm
Diameter: 2,6 cm
Material/Technique
Bamboo, Cord, Seeds (Paternoster pea, Abrus precatorius), Plant fibre
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
I C 8394 a

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    2nd half of the 19th century
    where
    India
    Najira
    who
    Tablong-Naga
  • Collecting
    who
    Bastian, Adolf - Former Possessors
    Campbell - Collectors
  • 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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