earplug; gold-colored metal w/ face of 4 alternating rose-cut diamonds (?) and ruby-colored glass or stone; central rose-cut diamond (?); diam. of face 3 cm., depth ca. 3.5 cm.
Donor:
Mrs. James P. Heath and Ruth Mary Heath
Collection place:
Bali, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia
Verbatim coll. place:
Indonesia, Bali
Collector:
James P. Heath and Ruth Mary Heath
Collection date:
January 1975
Materials:
Glass (material) and Metal
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Earplugs (ear ornaments)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
January 1, 1975
Context of use:
earplug worn by old women
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
face— depth 3.5 centimeters and face— diameter 3 centimeters