earpieces

[Axel Michaels]

Dear Mr. Pulliainen,
there is, as you already might know, an elaborate cult of earpiecing 
and wearing thick ear-rings made out of wood or rhino horns among the kanphata 
asectics of Northern India. The classical study for it is Briggs, 
Gorakhnath and the Kanphata Yogis. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass (Reprint). More recent 
literature you'll find listed in Guenter Unbescheid, Kanphata- Untersuchungen zu 
Kult, Mythologie und Geschichte sivaitischer Tantriker in Nepal, 
Wiesbaden  1980. 
With best wishes for your work, A.M.
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>On Wed, 28 Feb 1996, Petri Pulliainen wrote:
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>>       Petri Pulliainen                                        ENQUIRY
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>>               I`m 26 year old graduating student from Lahti Institute of Design,
>>               Goldsmithing and Jewellery Design Department. For graduating
>>               I`m doing a research of male earpieces and existence in different
>>               cultures. I`d need as much information as possible about, how
>>               those were related into ones social statue, and were there any 
>>               particular group of men who did wear those? I`m searching any-
>>               kind of information, it don`t have to be related to your culture, 
>>               cause research area is from 5000 B.C >>>>>> 1996 A.D.  Pictoral 
>>               evidence would be very precious to me. Already thankful for
>>               your help!!!!!!!!!!!
>>               P.S. also names of books and writers helps and www paths too !
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>>                                                       Yours humble student
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>>                                                       Petri Pulliainen 
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