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Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com . Creator Nationality: African Creator Name-CRT: Zulu, South Africa Title: Earplugs (Isiqhaza) View: Full View Creation Start Date: 1900 Creation End Date: 1990 Creation Date: 20th century Creation Place: South Africa, Africa Object Type: Costume and Jewelry Classification Term: Ear ornament Materials and Techniques: Wood, tile (vinyl asbestos), metal Dimensions: Depth: 3/16 - 1/4"; diameter: 2" 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. AMICA Contributor: Brooklyn Children's Museum Owner Location: Brooklyn, New York, USA ID Number: 90.9.1a-d Credit Line: Museum purchase, 1990 Rights: http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html 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. AMICA ID: BCM_.90.9.1a-d AMICA Library Year: 2003 Media Metadata Rights: AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder. Home
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