MSI025

ANTIQUE SILVER YAO EARRINGS WITH SPIRAL BRANCH DESIGN – NORTHERN THAILAND / LAOS REGION

A FINELY HANDCRAFTED PAIR OF ANTIQUE YAO (MIEN) TRIBAL EARRINGS FEATURING A DISTINCTIVE TRIPLE-SPIRAL BRANCH MOTIF, SYMBOLIZING CONTINUITY AND UNITY IN TRADITIONAL HILL TRIBE CULTURE. LIKELY MADE OF HIGH-GRADE SILVER (UNTESTED), THESE EARRINGS EXEMPLIFY THE EXCEPTIONAL SILVERSMITHING SKILLS OF YAO ARTISANS FROM THE NORTHERN THAILAND–LAOS BORDER REGION.

WITH AN ELEGANT CURVED HOOK AND BALANCED PROPORTIONS (L 40MM × W 20MM, WEIGHT 9.92G), THIS PAIR REMAINS FULLY INTACT, WEARABLE, AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION FOR ITS AGE. SUCH AUTHENTIC, HANDCRAFTED TRIBAL PIECES ARE INCREASINGLY RARE, MAKING THEM DESIRABLE BOTH AS ETHNOGRAPHIC JEWELRY AND AS COLLECTIBLE ARTIFACTS OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN HERITAGE.

DETAILS:

• TRIBE / CULTURE: YAO (MIEN) HILL TRIBE

• ORIGIN: NORTHERN THAILAND / LAOS

• MATERIAL: SILVER (NOT TESTED)

• WEIGHT: 9.92 GRAMS (PAIR)

• MEASUREMENTS: LENGTH 40MM | WIDTH 20MM

• EARLOBE HOLE: APPROX. 2MM

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

• SALE: AS PAIR