Tweezers with ear scoop and ear pick attached and a chain for hanging. Design painted on in yellow paint.

Collection type: Object
Description: Tweezers with ear scoop and ear pick attached and a chain for hanging. Design painted on in yellow paint.
Geographical reference: Myanmar (Burma)
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma)
Person: Field collector Richard Carnac Temple; PRM source Richard Carnac Temple
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1889
Date collected: By 1889
Acquisition information: Donated: 1889
Materials and processes: Material Metal, Material Pigment, Process Painted
Dimensions: Length x Width 55 x 33 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1889.29.82

Search terms: Toilet, Tool, Tweezers, Toilet Article, Ear Scoop

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