ear-plug
- Museum number
- Am.6329
- Description
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Ear-plug, ear ornament made of wood.
- Dimensions
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Height: 3 centimetres
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Width: 4.60 centimetres
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Depth: 4.60 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Formerly recorded as Caranje (or Caranye). The term Caranje was used by Robert Marsham to refer to 'a tribe on the right bank of the Tocantins, who hardly differ at all in appearance and manners from the Apinajés' [Apinaye]. It is likely that he is refering to the Krahô.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1870
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Am.6329
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: Am1870C1.6329 (old CDMS no.)
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Miscellaneous number: Am1870C0506.7-8
