Ear Plug

Wooden cylinder, sides ridged, plant fiber tied around center. One face covered with metal: sun burst design in double circle. Ear plug. Identified by comparison with P2697A-E. Pairs of such plugs are connected by strings of beads, which pass under the chin.<br />Exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, St. Louis 1904.

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Date

Before 1905

Rights

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Identifier

369,909_2003-31-27A

Origin

Philippine Islands|Mindanao (Bagobo)

Materials

Wood|Metal

Physical Dimensions

1.5 cm long 2.0 cm wide 2.0 cm diameter

Provenance

Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003

Display status

Not on display

Official Website

http://www.penn.museum/collections/object/369909

Collection

Penn Museum

Source

Record accessed in February 2021
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“Ear Plug,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed May 5, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/5602.

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