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Thursday, September 6, 2012

How Much Heavy Metal Can a Dyak Woman’s Earlobes Hold Without Breaking?




Indonesia. Borneo. Dyak woman.  Dyak female vanity strives for as many rings as earlobes will support. The trick is to know when to stop adding new ones, for broken earlobes bring ridicule.


Learn photography joining Victor on one of his trips


Indonésie. Bornéo. Femme Dayak. La vanité féminine dayak tend à charger les lobes d’oreilles d’autant d’anneaux qu’ils peuvent supporter. Mais il est important de savoir quand cesser d’en ajouter, car les lobes déchirés sont cause de ridicule social.