Ear Plugs

Arts of Africa

19th-early 20th century

Swahili
Probably Lamu or Pate Island, Kenya
Eastern and Southern Africa

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Arts of Africa

Culture: Swahili
Title: Ear Plugs
Place: Kenya (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1800–1950
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Thickness: 2.5 cm; combined weight: 68 g: Diam.: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rita and Jim Knox Fund
Reference Number: 2024.360a-b

Art Market, UK [according to listing]; sold to Michael Backman, London, 2022; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2024.

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