Woman's ear stud. A thin cylindrical tube, being formed of a rolled up strip of wood or palm leaf, with a conical top of wax. [JMC 2/8/2019]

Collection type: Object
Description: Woman's ear stud. A thin cylindrical tube, being formed of a rolled up strip of wood or palm leaf, with a conical top of wax. [JMC 2/8/2019]
Long description: Woman's ear stud. A thin cylindrical tube, being formed of a rolled up strip of wood or palm leaf, with a conical top of wax. There is a binding of strips of cane, dyed purple, just beneath the top. The conical top is formed of brown wax, with four strips of silver paper or foil running down from the centre. At the apex is a drop of red wax. [JMC 2/8/2019]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Uttar Pradesh Mirzapur
Cultural groups: Kharwar
Person: Field collector William Crooke; PRM source William Crooke
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1892
Date collected: By 1892
Acquisition information: Donated: 1892 Found unentered: 08/1945
Materials and processes: Material Wax, Material Cane Plant, Material Wood Plant, Material Palm Leaf Plant, Material Paper Plant, Material Metal, Process Rolled, Process Dyed, Process Moulded, Process Bound
Dimensions: Diameter: max 13 mm, Length: max 39 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1945.8.11.8 Other numbers: 166 Other PRM accession number: 1945.8.11i

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