Ear ornament made of boar's tusk and dyed goat's hair, decorated with seeds and beetle wings: India, Nagaland, Angami Naga

Ear ornament made of boar's tusk and dyed goat's hair, decorated with seeds and beetle wings: India, Nagaland, Angami Naga

Ear ornament consisting of an acutely pointed horn tip of dark horn, from the Himalayan serow, stuffed with pith, and ornamented with two tufts of goat hair dyed in red bands: Assam, Konyak Nagas

Ear ornament consisting of an acutely pointed horn tip of dark horn, from the Himalayan serow, stuffed with pith, and ornamented with two tufts of goat hair dyed in red bands: Assam, Konyak Nagas

Ear ornament of wood carved with two small human heads in relief, attached to a small bar of bamboo, worn by men: Assam, Kohima, Angami Nagas

Ear ornament of abalone shell, one of pair, flat and shaped: North America, USA, New Mexico, Navajo, c.1890s

Ear ornament of abalone shell, one of pair, flat and shaped: North America, USA, New Mexico, Navajo, c.1890s

One of a pair of ear ornaments comprising alternate discs of white shell and black nut, with a terminal ring of white shell: Oceania, Micronesia, Caroline Islands, late 19th century

One of a pair of ear ornaments comprising alternate discs of white shell and black nut, with a terminal ring of white shell: Oceania, Micronesia, Caroline Islands, late 19th century

One of two ear ornaments of whale tooth: Pacific Peoples, Fiji

One of two ear ornaments of whale tooth: Pacific Peoples, Fiji

Ear ornament of sperm whale ivory, roughly cylindrical, worn through the lobe of the ear: Pacific Peoples, Fiji

Ear ornament made of sperm whale ivory, worn through the lobe of the ear: Pacific Peoples, Fiji

Annular ear ornament of wood, with serrated edges: Pacific Peoples, Fiji

Cylindrical ear ornament of wood, with serrated edges and central projection: Pacific Peoples, Fiji

Annular, cylindrical ear ornament of wood, with serrated edges: Pacific Peoples, Fiji