Two earplugs

Two earplugs

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Two earplugs
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Two earplugs, tightly coiled discs of orange paper with black felt faces decorated with silver springs and discs, Zanzibar(?), 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657879
Materials:
paper, felt and alloy
Measurements:
diameter 27 mm
thickness 13 mm
type:
ear-distender