Pair of double circle sheet earrings "saru darlinga" · Indonesia - South Nias · ID: 3051241
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Provenance
Alfred Weissenegger, Winklarn, AustriaErwin & 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