Title
Earrings
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
Borneo
Dimension
Object size: XXXX-03276-001: H2.5 x Dia3.0 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03276-002: H2.5 x Dia3.0 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03276-003: H2.0 x Dia2.5 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03276-004: H2.5 x Dia2.5 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03276-005: H2.5 x Dia2.5 cm
Object size: XXXX-03276-002: H2.5 x Dia3.0 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03276-003: H2.0 x Dia2.5 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03276-004: H2.5 x Dia2.5 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03276-005: H2.5 x Dia2.5 cm
Accession No.
XXXX-03276
Collection of
This type of earrings is favoured by the inland people like the Kenyah, Kayan, Kelabit and Punan. These earrings were worn in the practice of stretching their ear-lobes until they reach shoulder length which is considered a feature of beauty. The ear-lobes are stretched by adding more and more earrings. Many of the earring are simple and undecorated while some may have more intricate designs or are in simple form of a dragon’s head at each end of the loop.
