ANTIQUE SILVER YAO (HMONG–MIEN) “SUPER DANGLINGS” ORCHID EARRING – GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGION
ANTIQUE SILVER YAO (HMONG–MIEN) “SUPER DANGLINGS” ORCHID EARRING – GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGION
THIS STRIKING ANTIQUE YAO HILL TRIBE EARRING ORIGINATES FROM THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGION, SPANNING NORTHERN THAILAND, LAOS, BURMA (MYANMAR), AND SOUTHWEST CHINA. HANDCRAFTED DURING THE EARLY TO MID-20TH CENTURY, IT REPRESENTS THE HIGHLY DECORATIVE “SUPER DANGLING” STYLE TRADITIONALLY WORN BY YAO WOMEN DURING CEREMONIES AND FESTIVE OCCASIONS.
WEIGHING 17.54 GRAMS AND MEASURING 80MM IN LENGTH BY 35MM IN WIDTH, WITH AN EARLOBE HOLE OF 4MM, THIS IMPRESSIVE PIECE SHOWCASES METICULOUS METALWORK, FEATURING LAYERED FLORAL DISCS AND MULTIPLE SUSPENDED LEAF-SHAPED AND SPIRAL PENDANTS. MADE OF TRIBAL HIGH-SILVER ALLOY (UNTESTED), IT RETAINS A BEAUTIFUL NATURAL PATINA, REFLECTING ITS AUTHENTICITY AND AGE.
IN VERY GOOD CONDITION FOR ITS PERIOD, FULLY INTACT, WEARABLE, AND HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE, THIS EARRING EMBODIES THE YAO PEOPLE’S ENDURING ARTISTIC HERITAGE AND SERVES AS AN EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN TRIBAL SILVERWORK.
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