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Ear peg

The following was noted in the museum's main catalogue when this object was received: "Ear peg of a woman. Made of wood, with a staniol coating on one side and a brass button in the centre. 4.4 cm diam., 1.7 cm thick. Unyamwanga (Msuma).".

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Cataloguing data

Object type
Ear peg
Dimensions
Weight: 0,1 kg
Height: 5 cm
Width: 5 cm
Depth: 2 cm
Material/Technique
Wood, Brass, Iron
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 6919

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Tanzania
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Donation from Glauning, Hans 1899
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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