Padung (Dutch: padoeng; also known as padungor) is a type of earring worn by the Karo people of northern Sumatra, Indonesia.Folk Jewelry of the World by Ger Daniëls 1998 Page 17 The large earrings are attached to a headdress to not tear the earlobe. Padung can be made of copper alloy, silver, bronze, brass, or gold.Ethnic Jewellery from Indonesia: Continuity and Evolution : the Manfred Giehmann Collection Bruce W. Carpenter, Philippe Heurtault, Editions Didier Millet, 2012 pages 16, 39, 45, 53, 78 The design is phallic.
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Further reading Knickerbocker Weekly, Volume 7 Netherlands Publishing Corporation, 1947, described the marriage rituals associated with the earrings
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