Whats the difference between Ear Weights and Ear Hangers?
The simple answer is that ear hangers are hanging earrings for stretched ears which do not weigh much more than a pair of standard earrings would weigh.
The beauty of labret piercings; ancient and global
'Labret' comes from the Latin 'Labrum' meaning lip. So a labret piercing is any piercing of the lip, but typically it is the piercing of the lower lip, below the actual lip and in the centre of the chin.
Can you stretch your ears using an ear weight?
The simple answer to this is yes you can.. but you probably shouldn't!
Half Scottish Half Tribal Cherokee; The legend known as 'Rising Fawn'
His father came from Scotland and his mother was the daughter of Tribal Echota Cherokee chiefs and he had incredible stretched ears!
Tutankhamen's Stretched Ear Hangers
There are no depictions of him actually wearing earrings but there were some large gauge earrings found in his tomb in the 'Valley of the Kings' and one pair is absolutely astounding.
Vegvísir 'That which shows the way'
Over the past few years the Icelandic magical symbol known as the Vegvísir has become increasingly popular as a tattoo design.