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1899.62.10

Wooden ear plug with pattern of black and white triangles on both sides. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 22/11/2010]

1899.62.10

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden ear plug with pattern of black and white triangles on both sides. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 22/11/2010]
Long description
Wooden ear plug with pattern of black and white triangles on both sides. On one side the pattern in carved out of the wood and painted black and white. on the other side a layer of a black substance has been overlaid over the wood and cut out in the pattern of triangles, with the gaps filled in with lime. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 22/11/2010]
Person
Field collector H.A. Tufnell
Field collector Henry Archibald Tufnell
Field collector Sir William MacGregor
PRM source Henry Anson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1899
Date collected
By 1899
Acquisition information
Donated: 1899
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Lime, Process Carved, Process Painted
Dimensions
Diameter: max 56 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1899.62.10

Search terms: Ornament, Ear Ornament

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