A pair of heavy earrings made from solid yellow cast iron ·  Borneo - Malaysia, Sarawak, Dayak · ID: 3051897

Description

With these extremely heavy earrings, the women’s earlobes were often extended far down over their shoulders.

The object A pair of heavy earrings made from solid yellow cast iron with the object ID 3051897 was last part of the auction Collectors’ Items Sale at September 24, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 18 achieved a sales price of EUR 300.

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Comparing literature

Cutsem, Anne van, Welt der Ohrringe, Mailand 2001, 274 f.