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PAIR OF ORIGINAL SILVER YAO AND HMONG HILL-TRIBES FROM LAOS – SCROLL-ADORNED & SHAPED EARRINGS
FROM THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY
FROM THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE – LAOS – SOUTHEAST ASIA

THIS EXQUISITE PAIR OF HAND-FABRICATED SILVER EARRINGS FEATURES A GRACEFULLY SCROLLED FORM, TYPICAL OF YAO AND HMONG HILL-TRIBE JEWELRY TRADITIONS FROM LAOS. THE DESIGN COMBINES ARTISTIC EXPRESSION WITH FUNCTIONAL FORM, REFLECTING SYMBOLS OF STATUS, BEAUTY, AND MATURITY AMONG WOMEN OF THE REGION.

THE EARRINGS DISPLAY A SOFT, AGED PATINA, A RESULT OF GENERATIONAL USE AND AGE. THEIR DELICATE YET STRUCTURAL FORM IS REPRESENTATIVE OF HIGHLAND CRAFTSMANSHIP IN SOUTHEAST ASIA’S GOLDEN TRIANGLE DURING THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY.

SUCH EARRINGS WERE COMMONLY USED FOR RITES OF PASSAGE AND DAILY WEAR, AND ARE NOW HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER AS COLLECTIBLE, ETHNOGRAPHIC JEWELRY PIECES.

MATERIAL: SILVER
CULTURE: YAO AND HMONG HILL-TRIBES
REGION: LAOS – GOLDEN TRIANGLE – SOUTHEAST ASIA
PERIOD: FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY
WEIGHT: 10 GRAMS APPROX. (5 GRAMS & 5 GRAMS EACH)
MEASUREMENTS: LENGTH 45MM | WIDTH 24MM
EARLOBE HOLE SIZE: APPROX. 1.5MM

CONDITION: EXCELLENT – USABLE – COLLECTIBLE – DISPLAYABLE – NICE PATINA – FULLY INTACT – GREAT DISPLAY OF HAND-FABRICATED JEWELRY – SEE IMAGES

*LIGHTLY CLEANED TO PRESERVE DETAIL WHILE MAINTAINING ORIGINAL PATINA
*SELL AS PAIR
*FREE SHIPPING

REFERENCE:
– A WORLD OF EARRINGS: AFRICA – ASIA – AMERICA – PAGE 227 – BY ANN VAN CUTSEM – SKIRA