ear-ornament
- Museum number
- As.8294.a-b
- Description
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Ear ornaments (pair of) made of goat horn (Deosagalai). Polished and coated with dark brown lacquer. Each has two holes pierced along its length (towards the base); one has single tuft of goats hair in a hole (second is missing); the other has two tufts. Hair dyed in horizontal bands of red and pale beige.
- Production date
- 19thC
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 2.50 centimetres (diameter of horn section)
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Diameter: 2.80 centimetres (diameter of horn section)
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Height: 15.30 centimetres (a)
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Height: 16 centimetres (b)
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Weight: 9 grammes (a)
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Weight: 10 grammes (b)
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Width: 6.90 centimetres (a)
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Width: 4.80 centimetres (b)
- Curator's comments
- Register comment: 'Naga, Assam. Pair of Deosagalai horns, smoothed, lacquered dark-brown, and each having two tufts of goats hair, red, black and buff, attached. One has the base ornamented with notches. Used as ear ornaments, thrust through the lobe. Pres. by Dr. J.M. Foster, No.21 1872.'
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- One hair tuft missing from one of the ornaments.
- Acquisition date
- 1872
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- As.8294.a-b
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: As1872C1.8294a-b (old CDMS no.)
