Ear plug

Museum number:
5-9943
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Accession number:
Acc.2440
Description:
Earplug of wood; end is mosaic of plastic material (white, black and red triangles on blue ground); diam. 1.1 cm
Donor:
Florence M. Frost
Collection place:
Republic of South Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
Union of S. Africa; Zulu
Culture or time period:
Zulu
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Earplugs (ear ornaments)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1968
Context of use:
Worn by men and made by men
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
Materials, techniques: wood, plaster poker chips (?)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Ear plug, accession number 5-9943, described as Earplug of wood; end is mosaic of plastic material (white, black and red triangles on blue ground); diam. 1.1 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Ear plug, accession number 5-9943, described as Earplug of wood; end is mosaic of plastic material (white, black and red triangles on blue ground); diam. 1.1 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ear plug, accession number 5-9943, described as Earplug of wood; end is mosaic of plastic material (white, black and red triangles on blue ground); diam. 1.1 cm

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