A type of ear ornament of pre-Columbian jewelry worn in a large hole made in a greatly distended ear-lobe.It was made of gold or tumbaga as a cylindrical tube that was inserted in the lobe and that had affixed to the front a circular frame, often ornamented with cut-out designs and repoussé work. A rearsection was attached telescopically to the tubular section to secure it to the lobe. It was worn in the same manner as an ear-flare.Some examples were further decorated with suspended ornaments, sometimes in the form of a fringe of snake-like dangles. The wearing of ear-spools by the Incas of Peru was restricted to the adult malenobility, a custom dating back to the Chavín culture, c. 900 BC.