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Ear plugs
The following was noted in the museum's main catalogue when this object was received: " 'matenga'. 4 wooden ear stakes, worked and worn by women. a) 4.8 cm dm., 1.5 cm thick (undecorated) b) 4.3 cm dm., 1.5 cm thick (decorated) c) 4.9 cm dm., 1.6 cm thick (decorated and with 1 brass nail) d) 4.6 cm dm., 1.7 cm thick (with 4 brass nails). Ramsamba on the Momba river (Uvanda)".
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Object type
Ear plugs
Dimensions
Height: 5 cm
Width: 5 cm
Depth: 2 cm
Height: 5 cm
Width: 5 cm
Depth: 1,5 cm
Weight: 0,022 kg
Weight: 0,1 kg
Weight: 0,023 kg
Weight: 0,016 kg
Height: 5 cm
Width: 5 cm
Depth: 2 cm
Weight: 0,02 kg
Height: 4,5 cm
Width: 4,5 cm
Depth: 2 cm
Width: 5 cm
Depth: 2 cm
Height: 5 cm
Width: 5 cm
Depth: 1,5 cm
Weight: 0,022 kg
Weight: 0,1 kg
Weight: 0,023 kg
Weight: 0,016 kg
Height: 5 cm
Width: 5 cm
Depth: 2 cm
Weight: 0,02 kg
Height: 4,5 cm
Width: 4,5 cm
Depth: 2 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Brass
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 8487 a-d
Provenance and sources
where
Tanzania [Land/Region]
Description
Donation from Glauning, Hans 1900
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