MSI006

ANTIQUE SILVER YAO EARRINGS WITH MINI PAGODA ORNAMENT | TRIBAL HILLTRIBE JEWELRY

WEIGHT: 11.79 GRM
MEASUREMENTS: LENGTH 30 MM | WIDTH 25 MM
EARLOBE HOLE SIZE: 5 MM
MATERIAL: TRIBAL SILVER (NOT YET TESTED)

ORIGIN: YAO (MIEN) HILL TRIBE, NORTHERN LAOS / VIETNAM BORDER REGION.
STYLE: TRADITIONAL HOOK-SHAPED EARRINGS WITH CONICAL ORNAMENT, TYPICAL OF YAO SILVERSMITHING. THE DESIGN FEATURES A CURVED BODY WITH SPIRAL END AND RAISED DOTTED BANDS ON THE CONE, REPRESENTING CLASSIC TRIBAL MOTIFS.

AGE: ESTIMATED MID-20TH CENTURY (CIRCA 1940–1960), BASED ON PATINA, SILVERSMITHING TECHNIQUE, AND WEAR PATTERNS.

CONDITION: VERY GOOD, COMPLETE PAIR, NATURAL AGED PATINA. MINOR SURFACE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH USE AND AGE.

CULTURAL CONTEXT: YAO WOMEN TRADITIONALLY WORE SILVER EARRINGS AS SYMBOLS OF BEAUTY, STATUS, AND CULTURAL IDENTITY. THESE FORMS WERE OFTEN HAND-FORGED AND HANDED DOWN WITHIN FAMILIES.

QUANTITY: 1 PAIR