Ear Ornaments

Boett of gold, dial of enamel and works with spindle gait. Ground shell strongly convex, smooth, with a vulcanised outer edge; at the left side a piece from the edge a hole for the...

Among most Central Mountain peoples it is customary to pierce the ears. This is usually done in the lobe of the ear, but other parts of the ear, such as the top of the auricle, may...

Among most Central Mountain peoples it is customary to pierce the ears. This is usually done in the lobe of the ear, but other parts of the ear, such as the top of the auricle, may...

Clothing pin (fibula) with a rosette motif. This type of clothing pin is worn by Berber women in the Middle Atlas region. Besides being used to tie wrapping cloths the clothing pin...

Purchase from Mr. Torgny Öberg, who acquired the object in 1954 in Tokyo. (D. Bildt’s Fund, kr. 1.000:). Head adornment for woman, silver and coral. The whole of the heavy main orn...

Members of the elite classes in Precolumbian America wore ear ornaments as an important part of their dress. Their earlobes were pierced when they were very young and as they grew,...

Stone sculpture; sandstone head. Orange-yellow fine-grained sandstone. Short hair, no fringe, cut around the ears, lumpy appearance as if thick and curly; there is a groove running...