Portrait of a Fulani woman wearing traditional gold earrings, Mopti, Mali, West Africa, Africa

Portrait of a Fulani woman wearing traditional gold earrings, Mopti, Mali, West Africa, Africa

Detail of the statue of the Maitreya (future Buddha) installed to commemorate the visit of the 14th Dalai Lama to the monastery, Thiksey Gompa, Ladakh, Himalayas, India, Asia

Two 'Big ears' Padaung tribe girls in Nai Soi, Mae Hong Son Province, Thailand, Asia

Portrait of a Fulani woman wearing traditional gold earrings, Mopti, Mali, West Africa, Africa

Indian man wears traditional Rajasthani turban in Jaipur, Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian man wearing traditional Rajasthani turban and gold earring in village of Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Indian man wearing traditional Rajasthani turban and gold earring in village of Nimaj, Rajasthan, Northern India

Gold ear ring worn by a Maldhari Gujjar, Gujarat, India, Asia

Crowns and helmets were worn by leaders, Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, Gold museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, America

Man with Golden Jewelry, Hydra, Idhra, Saronic Islands, Greece

Pre-Columbian goldwork collection, earrings, Gold Museum, Museo del Oro, Bogota, Colombia, South America

Jewellery for Sale, Khan al-Khalili, Bazaar; Cairo, Egypt

A Woman With Mehndi On Her Palms Cups Her Hands To Collect Water From A Tap, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Cambodia, Siem Reap, Close up of young woman wearing traditional dancer attire.

Cambodia, Siem Reap, Four young dancers wearing traditional costumes, posing.

Head and shoulders portrait of woman wearing coloured headscarf and gold earring, Three quarters profile left, Juchitan, Oaxaca, Mexico

Precolumbian Gold Chimu Culture, 1000-1400AD TUMI ceremonial knife depicting legendary chief Naym Lap, gold and turquoise in Museo del Oro, Lima, Peru