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Member of the Meru Tribe - Kenya, East Africa
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Member of the Meru Tribe - Kenya, East Africa
Memeber of the Meru Tribe - Kenya, East Africa. Both men and women of this region stretch their ears, although today more women than men follow the practice. Originally, the piercing was done with a sharpened object such as the point of a knife or a thorn. Heavy jewelry was then placed in the hole to increase the size with materials such as animal bones, wood, stone, and tusks used for jewelry (as shown here). Date: circa 1910s
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© Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Bantu Braided Ears Heavy Jewellery Kenya Kenyan Piercing Stretched Stretching Tradition Tusk
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