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This photo was taken during a rice planting ritual called "Hudoq Festival"on the upper Mahakam river basin, Busang/Bahau tribe of Dayak, East Borneo - early 1970's
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  • Impressive earrings, are they worn on strings ?

  • No Eva, i think these are real stretched ear lobes!

  • The Dayaks begin piercing the ears of a child at around 1 to 2 years old, over the years the size and weight of the earrings will increase, thus....distended earlobes

  • Hi Michael, it's been a long time, welcome to  the blog and thanks for posting these great photos! 

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