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PAIR OF SILVER ALLOY LAHU SHI & KAREN HILL-TRIBES – TUNNEL EARRINGS – ORIGINAL
FROM THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
FROM THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE (LAOS-THAILAND-BURMA) – SOUTHEAST ASIA.
THESE WERE TRADITIONALLY WORN INSERTED INTO STRETCHED EARLOBES, OFTEN AS SYMBOLS OF MATURITY, BEAUTY, AND STATUS.
HAND-FABRICATED.
SOURCED FROM ORIGIN.
WEIGHT: 26.93GRM APPROX: (13.5GRM & 13.5GRM) EACH.
MEASUREMENTS: L35MM X W22MM.
EARLOBE HOLE SIZE: 17MM (BACK FLARE 19MM | FRONT FLARE 23MM).
CONDITION: VERY GOOD - USABLE – COLLECTABLE – DISPLAYABLE – FULLY INTACT – (SEE IMAGES).
*LIGHTLY CLEANED TO PRESERVE DETAIL WHILE MAINTAINING ORIGINAL PATINA.
*REFERENCE:
- FROM THE HANDS OF THE HILLS - PAGE: 203 - MARGARET CAMPBELL - THE THAI HILLCRAFT FOUNDATION - MEDIA TRANSASIA
*SELL AS PAIR
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