MSI026

ANTIQUE SMALL SILVER YAO EARRINGS – NORTHERN THAILAND / LAOS REGION

A DELICATE AND AUTHENTIC PAIR OF ANTIQUE YAO (MIEN) HILL TRIBE EARRINGS, HAND-FORGED IN SILVER (UNTESTED) AND CHARACTERIZED BY A SIMPLE CURVED FORM WITH SUBTLE SPIRAL ENDS. THESE LIGHTWEIGHT PIECES REFLECT THE EVERYDAY ADORNMENT STYLE OF YAO WOMEN FROM THE NORTHERN THAILAND–LAOS BORDER REGION, WHERE SILVER JEWELRY HELD BOTH DECORATIVE AND SYMBOLIC SIGNIFICANCE.

THE EARRINGS DISPLAY A NATURAL AGED PATINA, INDICATING TRADITIONAL CRAFTSMANSHIP AND EARLY TO MID-20TH-CENTURY ORIGIN. WELL-BALANCED AND FULLY INTACT, THIS PAIR IS BOTH WEARABLE AND HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE — AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF GENUINE HILL TRIBE METALWORK.

DETAILS:

• TRIBE / CULTURE: YAO (MIEN) HILL TRIBE

• ORIGIN: NORTHERN THAILAND / LAOS REGION

• MATERIAL: SILVER (NOT TESTED)

• WEIGHT: 2.86 GRAMS (PAIR)

• MEASUREMENTS: LENGTH 25MM | WIDTH 15MM

• EARLOBE HOLE: APPROX. 2MM

• PERIOD: EARLY TO MID-20TH CENTURY

• CONDITION: VERY GOOD FOR AGE – FULLY INTACT, WEARABLE, COLLECTIBLE

• SALE: AS PAIR