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Pair of double circle sheet earrings "saru darlinga"

Indonesia - South Nias
not available anymore
Provenance
Alfred Weissenegger, Winklarn, Austria
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
Size
B: 10 cm - 10,5 cm
H: 5 cm (each)
B: 3.9 inch - 4.1 inch
H: 2.0 inch (each)

Description

brass, gold-plated,

Women wear the “saru darlinga” in pairs. Men, on the other hand, only put on a single earring, which is called a “gaule”.


Comparing literature

Cutsem, Anne van, Welt der Ohrringe, Mailand 2001, p. 269

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