COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
BCM_.90.9.1a-d
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BCM_.90.9.1a-d
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Costume and Jewelry
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Costume and Jewelry
Object Type
false
Description:
Pair of front and rear saltwood disk earplugs worn in perforated, distended ear lobes; decorative outer layer of vinyl asbestos tile multi-color mosaic pieces, fastened to wood with metal nails; white background tile with central band of black, red, blue tile shapes and center design of white diamond flanked by white triangles creating hourglass motif; inverted triangles above and below center band with black, blue, red and green tile mosaic; each front and rear disk with 2 parallel slits for attachment.
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Pair of front and rear saltwood disk earplugs worn in perforated, distended ear lobes; decorative outer layer of vinyl asbestos tile multi-color mosaic pieces, fastened to wood with metal nails; white background tile with central band of black, red, blue tile shapes and center design of white diamond flanked by white triangles creating hourglass motif; inverted triangles above and below center band with black, blue, red and green tile mosaic; each front and rear disk with 2 parallel slits for attachment.
Description
false
Creator Nationality:
African
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African
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Zulu, South Africa
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Zulu, South Africa
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Earplugs (Isiqhaza)
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Earplugs (Isiqhaza)
Title
false
View:
Full view
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Full view
View
false
Creation Date:
20th century
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20th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1900
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1900
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1990
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1990
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Wood, tile (vinyl asbestos), metal
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Wood, tile (vinyl asbestos), metal
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Ear ornament
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Ear ornament
Classification Term
false
Creation Place:
South Africa, Africa
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South Africa, Africa
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
Depth: 3/16 - 1/4"; diameter: 2"
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Depth: 3/16 - 1/4"; diameter: 2"
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
Brooklyn Children's Museum
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Brooklyn Children's Museum
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
90.9.1a-d
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90.9.1a-d
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Museum purchase, 1990
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Museum purchase, 1990
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html"target="_new">http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
From the 19th century to the early 1920s, every Zulu child's ears were pierced as part of the transition from childhood to adulthood. Pierced ears are also as a distinguishing mark of the Zulu people. Small polished bone and ivory disks were favored as ear insertions. By the 1920s, their ritual significance had been lost and earplugs were worn by women as a fashion element. The first earplugs were hardwood disks, then soft woods with painted motifs on white backgrounds. The 1930s brought plastic overlays, and by the 1950s vinyl asbestos tile cut as mosaic pieces was the most common design element. Plexi was used in the 1960s-1970s. Earplugs then lost favor, and since the 1980s clip-on earplugs have been preferred. The design colors often indicate the wearer's region, clan, and station in life, and imitate beadwork patterns.
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From the 19th century to the early 1920s, every Zulu child's ears were pierced as part of the transition from childhood to adulthood. Pierced ears are also as a distinguishing mark of the Zulu people. Small polished bone and ivory disks were favored as ear insertions. By the 1920s, their ritual significance had been lost and earplugs were worn by women as a fashion element. The first earplugs were hardwood disks, then soft woods with painted motifs on white backgrounds. The 1930s brought plastic overlays, and by the 1950s vinyl asbestos tile cut as mosaic pieces was the most common design element. Plexi was used in the 1960s-1970s. Earplugs then lost favor, and since the 1980s clip-on earplugs have been preferred. The design colors often indicate the wearer's region, clan, and station in life, and imitate beadwork patterns.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
BCM_.90-9-1a-d.tif
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BCM_.90-9-1a-d.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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