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Shell earring. A small ear plug. A small cone shaped ear plug with a shell attached to the bottom. The feathers are stuck within beeswax that makes up the cone shape of the ear plug. A little thin stick is central to the cone. The thread that keeps the ear plug in place is attached to the stick.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
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