Ear Plug
22095A
From: Sri Lanka | Bintenne Forest | Makulugulla
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 22095A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Village Vedda |
Provenience | Sri Lanka | Bintenne Forest | Makulugulla |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Palm Leaf (uncertain) | Leaf |
Description | Ear plugs made of monocot leaf, strips of leaf are rolled and tied. Very much like a palm leaf in appearance. Made of coiled palm leaf. Pair, small, worn by girl; and single, larger one of pair, worn by woman. |
Credit Line | Gift of William Henry Furness 3rd, Alfred Craven Harrison Jr. and Hiram M. Hiller, 1900 |
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