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1925.65.5.1

Pair of wooden ear plugs overlaid with copper work. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 08/11/2010]

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1925.65.5.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pair of wooden ear plugs overlaid with copper work. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 08/11/2010]
Long description
Pair of wooden ear plugs overlaid with copper work. The ear plugs are made of a cylindrical piece of wood. The top is decorated with copper wire inlaid in the wood in bands around the centre. In the centre is a cone of copper. [MJD DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 08/11/2010]
Cultural groups
Swazi
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Archibald Graham
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1925
Date collected
By 1925
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1925
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Copper Metal, Process Carved, Process Overlay
Dimensions
Diameter 33 mm, Height: max 26 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1925.65.5.1 Accession number: 1925.65.5.2
Research and responses

A. Graham must be Archibald Graham, antiquary and bookseller, because Archibald Graham worked from 41 [and 48] High Street, Oxford between 1909 - 1929 [see biographies] [AP 16/10/2003]

Search terms: Ornament, Ear Ornament

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