doorboring der ooren (English: “ear piercing”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Ear-lobe piercing in Aceh around age 6-7; Alas at 3-4.
Translation
ear piercing
Description
Ear-lobe piercing in Aceh around age 6-7; Alas at 3-4. Alas girls get two holes per ear (lobe + rim). Disappearing in lowlands and coast. Large round ear-discs (gold, horn, wood, or ivory) worn in the wide holes by girls/women.
Significance
The term doorboring der ooren is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. 142, 152.