"Wooden Earlobe/earring Published 'james T Hooper Collection' - Paraguay - 19th Century"
Important Wooden Ear Lobe/Earring published 'James T Hooper collection' - Paraguay - 19th centuryRare wooden ear plug, Paraguay Rare wooden ear plug, approximately 6 cm, from Paraguay, bearing an early label reading 'Earwood. Paraguay'. This type of body ornament was traditionally worn as finery and has both aesthetic and cultural value. Published in: Steven Phelps, Art and Artefacts of the Pacific, Africa and the Americas: The James Hooper Collection. Provenance: Former James T. Hooper Collection Former Romy Rey Collection, UK Former Finch & Co Collection (Brussels/London)