Ear ornaments

Note: The following text is taken from a 19th-century collection catalog and, in its language and perspective, partially reflects colonial thought patterns. We present the text in its original version to make the collection's history transparent and promote a critical examination of the colonial legacy. Certain terms and formulations may be perceived as problematic today. A 2009 research project concluded that most descriptions are factually correct and still usable; only a few details were found to be inaccurate or incorrect. The results of this project were published in the following collection catalog: khm-wmw-tm-library.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1457155265"667 - 668. Ear ornaments  - "Bangkara"Two pairs of strangely formed ear ornaments which are perhaps only worn on South Celebes as an ear decoration. The one is of silver, the other is gilded silver. There are little rods, about 5 cm long, smooth or decorated with lengthwise ribs which have a thin screw about 1 cm long which is screwed into the hole in the earlobe from the back, fixing the whole thing to the earlobe."Translation of: Czurda, F. A. J. (1883). Catalog mit Erklärungen der Etnografischen Privatsammlung des Dr. F. A. J. Czurda in Postelberg (Böhmen). (p. 159). Wien, Wilhelm Braumüller