Ear plugs

Museum number:
16-13245
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21160013245
Alternate number:
14 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2295
Description:
Ear plugs; reed with red and yellow guacamayo feather tassel at one end; beads and triangular aluminum pendant suspended from middle; A) length 17 cm; B) length 17.3 cm.
Donor:
David H. Eichorn
Collection place:
Venezuela
Culture or time period:
Maquiritari
Collector:
David H. Eichorn
Collection date:
November 1965
Materials:
Aluminum (metal), Feather (material), and Reed
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Earplugs (ear ornaments)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1967
Context of use:
This set with triangular aluminum pendants worn by women (cf. 15-22974); men wear same ornament but with crescent-shaped aluminum pendant.
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Loans:
S1968-1969 #105: Berkeley High School/David H. Eichorn (April 17, 1969–April 29, 1969), S1969-1970 #121: Berkeley High School (May 14, 1970–June 23, 1970), S1970-1971 #23: Berkeley High School (October 1, 1970–November 25, 1970), S1971-1972 #22: Berkeley High School/David H. Eichorn (September 29, 1971–November 10, 1971), and S1973-1974 #14: Berkeley High School/David H. Eichorn (September 12, 1973–October 12, 1973)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ear plugs, accession number 16-13245, described as Ear plugs; reed with red and yellow guacamayo feather tassel at one end; beads and triangular aluminum pendant suspended from middle; A) length 17 cm; B) length 17.3 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ear plugs, accession number 16-13245, described as Ear plugs; reed with red and yellow guacamayo feather tassel at one end; beads and triangular aluminum pendant suspended from middle; A) length 17 cm; B) length 17.3 cm.

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