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Ear adornments of African tribes and a bold street con
An account describes how Ethiopian and Masai people stretch ear lobes to wear plugs, rings, and stones, with social significance and danger in breaking loops. A parallel tale in Hyde Park shows a London huckster and a clever American outwitting a blackmailing woman using a Kodak to expose the scam.
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Atviet
Africa
J. Blund-Sulien i
Ethiopia
British Museum
Hyde Park
London
Alan
Dows
Llu
Oure
Wade
Stell
America