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ANTIQUE SILVER YAO EARRINGS WITH DANGLING ELEMENTS

RARE ANTIQUE YAO (MIEN) TRIBAL EARRINGS FROM NORTHERN LAOS OR NORTHERN THAILAND, DATING TO THE EARLY–MID 20TH CENTURY. THESE HANDCRAFTED EARRINGS FEATURE A DISTINCTIVE CURVED HOOK FORM TERMINATING IN A CONICAL FINIAL, FROM WHICH MULTIPLE SLENDER PENDANTS ARE SUSPENDED. THE DANGLING ELEMENTS PRODUCE A LIGHT CHIME WHEN MOVED, A CHARACTERISTIC FEATURE OF YAO SILVERSMITHING THAT SYMBOLIZES PRESENCE, GRACE, AND STATUS.

MADE FROM A SILVER ALLOY (UNTESTED), THE EARRINGS DISPLAY A NATURAL AGED PATINA AND FINE HANDWORK DETAIL. SUCH LIGHTWEIGHT, WELL-PRESERVED EXAMPLES ARE INCREASINGLY SCARCE AND HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS OF AUTHENTIC TRIBAL JEWELRY FROM THE HIGHLAND COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHEAST ASIA.

WEIGHT: 4.64 GRAM
MEASUREMENTS: LENGTH 25 MM | WIDTH 30 MM
EARLOBE HOLE: 2 MM & 2.5 MM
CONDITION: VERY GOOD FOR ITS AGE – FULLY INTACT AND WEARABLE - 1 EARRING SLIGHT BIGGER THAN THE OTHER (SEE IMAGES)
MATERIAL: SILVER ALLOY (UNTESTED)
ORIGIN: YAO (MIEN) PEOPLE – NORTHERN LAOS / NORTHERN THAILAND
PERIOD: EARLY TO MID-20TH CENTURY
COLLECTIBLE – WEARABLE – AUTHENTIC TRIBAL ART

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