ear ornament (awalia) (ear ornament)
Descriptions
These aluminium leaf-shaped ornaments are still worn by Turkana women on the upper part of the ear. Cut from old cooking pots, the metal is beaten into shape and then punch-decorated.
This object is on display at RAMM in the World Cultures gallery.
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