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Earrings 

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Description
A pair of long silver earrings consisting of a large loop bent closed. An additional bending creates a loop from which dangles a long four sided, square, silver braid. The top of that loop supports a narrow silver band soddered into four small loops in front of large round loop which goes around the ear.  This style is very popular in Butuo County.

How constructed:
The earrings are hand pounded and shaped.

Use:
Adu young woman's traditional earrings. They are worn on the right and left ears. Some people add a dark green jade ring on the buckle as a decoration.