Ciri-Ciri (Earring)
Maker
Unknown, Noanamá Chocó
MediumFiber, metal, aluminum
Dimensions1 3/4” W x 3 7/8” L(w/out loop)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Mortimer C. Howe Fund
Object numberNLA1970.074.HOW
DescriptionMan’s earring (ciri-ciri). Mostly ceremonial, but younger men often wear them for ornament or when wooing a girl. Made of aluminum, a substitute for rare silver. Crescent shape with ten chain link pendants, three of which have crescent finials. Earring suspended from twisted fiber, looped cord.
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
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