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Silver Mamouli from Sumba

Posted by Susi Johnston on August 19, 2011 at 4:52pm
The Mamouli fertility talismans from Sumba have fascinated me for decades. They represent the female and also the male, in a particularly symbiotic way. Somewhat surprisingly, they are worn by men, dangling near their ears from their headcloths. Their origin was most likely as earlobe weights.
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Tags: Indonesia, Sumba, ear, filigree, pendant, silver, tribal
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  • Joost Daalder August 20, 2011 at 12:00pm
    A "mamuli", from West Sumba (Indonesia). An ear ornament in most cases, though sometimes also worn as a pendant. Could be worn by men as well as women.
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