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Snake earrings of India
Their social, religious and symbolical context

Fig. 17: Nagali earrings of the semi-nomadic Dhebaria, which must not be worn any more
due to a decision of the clan elders in 2000.
Gold wire, enamel and coloured glass stones, 30-40 g

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