ear-plug
- Museum number
- As1896,-.1086
- Description
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Ear-plug made of palm leaf (dyed pink) rolled into a cylinder; surmounted by two discs (decreasing size) and spherical knob on top, all covered with bands of gold and green foil and small red seeds.
- Production date
- 19thC
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 2.50 centimetres
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Length: 4.60 centimetres
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Weight: 6 grammes
- Curator's comments
- Register: 'India. Cylindrical ear plug of palm leaf dyed pink, open at one end the other terminating in a cone ornamented with bands of gold and green foil, red seeds &c. Sonthal. Given by Sir A.W. Franks K.C.B. 10th Sept. 1896.'
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1896
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- As1896,-.1086
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: As1896C3.1086 (old CDMS no.)