Silver earrings for women

Earring, padung padung, for women. These earrings can have a weight of one kilo. In the past, the rings were forged directly through the top of the wearer's ear with the result that the rings could not be removed. They were only removed with a file after death (Sibeth, 2012:20/21) \If wealthier Karo could afford to have a sliding hook fitted so that they could remove the ornament. Historical photo…