Ear Ornament
P23A
From: Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Kapuas River
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | P23A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Kantu' |
Provenience | Borneo | Dutch West Borneo | Kapuas River |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Copper Alloy | Shell |
Description | Ear ornament. Grunjon tampil. The edge of the outer ear is punctured "in a series of small holes about an eighth of an inch apart, extending from the lobe all aroun the ear to where it joins with the skin of the head. In these diminutive holes they insert . . . an elaborate ornament of open brass rings . . . connected, . . with a narrow band of brass, from which are suspended many small diaond-shaped pieces of the same metal, which clink and jingle and glitter." (The Home-Life of Borneo Head-Hunters, p 156.) |
Length | 19 cm |
Width | 3 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Alfred C. Harrison Jr. and Dr. H. M. Hiller, 1899 |
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