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  • TOP ANGLE – ANTIQUE SILVER YAO EARRINGS SHOWING SPIRAL BRANCH DESIGN
  • TOP ANGLE 2 – HAND-FORGED YAO TRIBAL SILVER EARRINGS LAID FLAT
  • TOP ANGLE 3 – CLOSE-UP OF SPIRAL TERMINAL AND WIRE WRAPPING
  • TOP ANGLE 4 – DETAIL VIEW OF HANDMADE YAO SILVER SPIRAL DESIGN
  • TOP ANGLE 5 – ANTIQUE YAO SPIRAL BRANCH EARRINGS, SILVER TEXTURE DETAIL
  • TOP ANGLE 6 – VINTAGE TRIBAL SILVER EARRINGS FROM NORTHERN LAOS
  • TOP ANGLE 7 – PAIR OF ETHNIC YAO EARRINGS, TRIPLE SPIRAL ENDS
  • TOP ANGLE 8 – TRADITIONAL YAO SPIRAL DESIGN EARRINGS, HANDCRAFTED IN LAOS
  • IN HAND SIDE ANGLE 1 – SIZE SCALE OF ANTIQUE SILVER YAO EARRINGS IN HAND
  • IN HAND SIDE ANGLE 2 – HAND-FORGED SPIRAL BRANCH SILVER EARRINGS FROM LAOS
  • WITH RULER – MEASUREMENTS OF YAO EARRINGS, 40MM LENGTH, 20MM WIDTH, 4MM EAR HOLE

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ANTIQUE SILVER YAO EARRINGS WITH SPIRAL BRANCH

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PAIR OF ANTIQUE SILVER YAO EARRINGS WITH SPIRAL BRANCH
HAND-FORGED ETHNIC JEWELRY | NORTHERN LAOS | CIRCA MID-20TH CENTURY

THIS PAIR OF ANTIQUE SILVER EARRINGS REPRESENTS THE DISTINCTIVE ARTISTRY OF THE YAO (MIEN) PEOPLE FROM NORTHERN LAOS AND THE CHINESE BORDER REGIONS. EACH EARRING IS HAND-FORGED FROM SOLID SILVER AND FEATURES A BEAUTIFUL TRIPLE SPIRAL TERMINAL, SYMBOLIZING CONTINUITY, GROWTH, AND CONNECTION TO ANCESTRAL HERITAGE.

THE DESIGN INCLUDES A THICK, HAND-HAMMERED WIRE BODY THAT CURVES INTO A LOOPED “S” HOOK, FOLLOWED BY A WRAPPED NECK LEADING INTO THE SPIRAL CLUSTER — A CLASSIC “SPIRAL BRANCH” MOTIF RECOGNIZED IN YAO SILVERWORK. THESE PIECES WERE ENTIRELY CRAFTED BY HAND USING TRADITIONAL TOOLS, REFLECTING BOTH TECHNICAL SKILL AND CULTURAL SYMBOLISM.

LIKELY DATING FROM THE MID-20TH CENTURY, THEY WERE WORN AS EVERYDAY JEWELRY OR DURING RITUAL CELEBRATIONS, WHEN SILVER WAS CONSIDERED BOTH A STATUS SYMBOL AND A SOURCE OF SPIRITUAL PROTECTION.

DETAILS:
• WEIGHT: 11.37 GRAMS (PAIR)
• MEASUREMENTS: LENGTH 40 MM | WIDTH 20 MM
• EARLOBE HOLE SIZE: 4 MM
• MATERIAL: HIGH-SILVER CONTENT ALLOY (TRADITIONAL YAO SILVERSMITH COMPOSITION)
• CONDITION: EXCELLENT VINTAGE, BEAUTIFUL AGE PATINA, FULLY WEARABLE
• ORIGIN: YAO (MIEN) ETHNIC GROUP, NORTHERN LAOS

EACH PAIR IS ONE-OF-A-KIND, REPRESENTING A VANISHING TRADITION OF HANDMADE TRIBAL SILVER JEWELRY.

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