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Kaci (Ear Plug)

Maker Unknown, Noanamá Chocó

MediumCotton, silver, wood, cotton string

Dimensions4 1/8” L x 1 3/8” Diam

Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Mortimer C. Howe Fund

Object numberNLA1970.073.HOW

DescriptionMan’s ear plug (kaci). Made by men and worn as a daily ornament, still rather common. Wood and beaten “silver” sheet inlay.

ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment

Collections

Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

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