Carved Dayak Ear Ring

[Albert]

I am a bit confused

Are we talking about "M. Heppell: Iban Art, Sexual Selection and Severed Heads"?
That has been published in 2005, and already is mentioned in this forum before. Or is there a new publication on its way?

Albert

[Dajak]

Take a look at the first date Albert



Ben

[Albert]

Thank you Ben, you woke me up.

Albert

[asomotif]

Thanks Vandoo for the info and pictures.
I checked google for info on this species and both loss of habitat and hunting are mentioned as a threat.

Any more people with nice pictures of (old) earrings ?
Any info maybe also on when they where allowed to wear them.

Ps. Albert, sorry for waking you up
I am new on the forum and just discovering some old interesting threads

Best regards,
Willem

Ps. enclosed the sideviews of the earrings I have.

[Marcokeris]

The first photo is a dayak from Sellato book "Hornbill & Dragon "
The second an ear ring from the same book
The third photo are two my ear rings (one old , anaother new)
The last are two photos I did in Bali to a ..(I think new).. hornbill skull (i didn't buy it because the stink of flash was terrific)

[VANDOO]

THE PICTURE OF THE HORNBILL SKULL IS GOOD AS IT SHOWS THE PART USED TO MAKE THE EARINGS I THINK IT IS CALLED THE CASKE, THE FRONT IS CARVED AND CUT OFF IN FRONT OF THE EYES AND THE UPPER BILL IS CUT DOWN AND CURVED TO FORM THE HOOK FOR THE EAR. THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT SPECIES OF HORNBILL IN THE AREA AND OTHERS ARE USED SOMETIMES BUT THIS TYPE IS THE PREFERRED ONE FOR DAYAK EARRINGS.

[VANDOO]

THE DAYAKS ALSO ARE MASTER CARVERS OF HORN, WOOD,BONE AND ANTLER. I HAVE A FEW PICTURES OF CARVED SKULLS THAT I WILL SHARE HERE AS THEY ARE INTERESTING ALSO.