Hello Jose,
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What is the difference in status or significance between the gold inlay type and the "crown" type of ferrule?
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Ben asked the very same question a good while back but we never got enough evidence for a decent answer...
Obviously, the use of (low grade) gold will indicate a higher status than suassa (gold diluted even further). AFAIK, there are no indications that the use of gold (rather than suassa) was similarly frowned upon by Aceh people(s) as among the Moro. I'd guess that the spiky crown rather than the more rounded variant also shows higher status; the same may go for 3 crowns rather than 2. That's just a mere gut feeling though...
Regards,
Kai