SALESGIRLS IX THEIR SUMATRAN OPEN-AIR GROCERY STORE 



The young woman standing in the central background is wearing the curious coiled 

 silver earrings peculiar to the island. The preparation for the reception of these earrings 

 begins in babyhood, when the lobe of the ear is pierced and a bit of tightly coiled banana 

 leaf is inserted. The puncture is gradually expanded by the pressure of the unrolling leaf. 



