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Ear Plug

Object Number:P32B
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Berawan
Provenience: Borneo
Sarawak
Date Made: Before 1897
Early Date: 1872
Late Date: 1897
Section:Oceanian
Materials:Wood
Thickness: 2.1 cm
Outside Diameter:8.3 cm
Credit Line:Gift of Dr. William H. Furness 3rd., 1898

Description

Woman's ear plug. Sanganaing. Thick round wooden disc with carved design on one face consisting of stars made up of alternating large and small triangles, with a center and background of concentric tiny teethed rings.

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