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SINGLE ANTIQUE SILVER YAO (HMONG–MIEN–LAHU) BENT ARROW EARRING – GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGION

THIS AUTHENTIC ANTIQUE YAO HILL TRIBE EARRING ORIGINATES FROM THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGION—AN AREA SPANNING NORTHERN THAILAND, LAOS, BURMA (MYANMAR), AND SOUTHWEST CHINA. HANDCRAFTED DURING THE EARLY TO MID-20TH CENTURY, THIS EARRING FEATURES THE DISTINCTIVE BENT ARROW OR SPEARHEAD DESIGN, A FORM DEEPLY ROOTED IN YAO AND RELATED HILL TRIBE SILVER TRADITIONS.

THE EARRING WEIGHS 8.24 GRAMS, WITH MEASUREMENTS OF 25MM IN LENGTH AND 20MM IN WIDTH, AND AN EARLOBE HOLE OF 5MM. MADE OF HIGH-GRADE TRIBAL SILVER (UNTESTED), IT EXHIBITS EXCEPTIONAL CRAFTSMANSHIP WITH INTRICATE WIRE WRAPPING AND SCULPTURAL FORM. FULLY INTACT, WEARABLE, AND HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE, DISPLAYING A BEAUTIFUL NATURAL PATINA THAT REFLECTS ITS AUTHENTIC AGE AND USE.

AN OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A GENUINE EXAMPLE OF TRIBAL SILVER ART, ONCE WORN AS BOTH ADORNMENT AND CULTURAL IDENTITY BY YAO AND NEIGHBORING TRIBES OF THE HIGHLANDS.

SALE AS SINGLE PIECE