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Mamuli & Borneo Rings

Posted by James C Allen on January 23, 2012 at 2:54pm
The two brass rings are very Large. Just imagine wearing these after years of training. Hanging to the mid-chest, when one bends over they would strike each other and ringgggg. I love hearing their music. I have a Tibetan singing bowl which is a seven metal alloy and I suspect these two very old ear rings are also a complex alloy. The top single ring is probably a very low alloy of gold and who knows what. The bottom three piece are all mamuli from Sumba and aren't particularly fine IMO.
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  • Joost Daalder January 24, 2012 at 2:01am

    I think they are all worth posting, James.

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