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PAIR ANTIQUE SILVER YAO EARRINGS WITH SPIRAL BRANCH

RARE AND CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT, THESE ANTIQUE SILVER EARRINGS ORIGINATE FROM THE YAO TRIBE OF NORTHERN LAOS. KNOWN FOR THEIR DISTINCTIVE METALWORK AND SYMBOLIC DESIGNS, THE YAO SILVERSMITHS CREATED ADORNMENTS THAT WERE BOTH DECORATIVE AND SPIRITUALLY MEANINGFUL.

THE SPIRAL BRANCH FORM REPRESENTS GROWTH, CONTINUITY, AND LIFE FORCE — A COMMON MOTIF IN HIGHLAND TRIBAL JEWELRY. EACH EARRING IS ENTIRELY HAND-FORGED IN SILVER, EXHIBITING THE SLIGHT ASYMMETRY AND TEXTURE THAT REFLECT AUTHENTIC TRIBAL CRAFTSMANSHIP.

WEIGHT: 10.11 GRAMS
MEASUREMENTS: LENGTH 45MM | WIDTH 30MM
EARLOBE HOLE SIZE: 4MM – IDEAL FOR SLIGHTLY STRETCHED PIERCINGS.

POSSIBLE AGE PERIOD: EARLY TO MID-20TH CENTURY, WITH CHARACTERISTIC PATINA DEVELOPED THROUGH DECADES OF WEAR AND TRADITIONAL USE.

CONDITION:, VERY GOOD FOR THEIR AGE | SIMILAR, BUT NOT IDENTICAL PAIR

THIS PAIR EMBODIES THE FINEST EXAMPLE OF YAO SILVER JEWELRY — A HARMONIOUS BLEND OF CULTURAL SYMBOLISM, ARTISTIC BALANCE, AND TIMELESS BEAUTY.