OLD THAI YAI GLASS PLUG – BROWN GLITTER – MEAWADEE REGION, BURMA (MYANMAR)
OLD - ANTIQUE THAI YAI GLASS PLUG – BROWN GLITTER – MEAWADEE REGION, BURMA (MYANMAR)
THIS AUTHENTIC THAI YAI (SHAN) EAR PLUG ORIGINATES FROM THE MEAWADEE REGION, BURMA (MYANMAR), AN AREA KNOWN FOR ITS RICH TRIBAL SILVERSMITHING AND GLASSWORK TRADITIONS. CRAFTED FROM BROWN GLITTER GLASS (MATERIAL NOT YET TESTED), THIS PIECE DISPLAYS A DISTINCT CYLINDRICAL FORM TYPICAL OF HILL TRIBE BODY ADORNMENTS FROM THE LATE 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY.
THE PLUG WEIGHS 5.32 GRAMS, WITH MEASUREMENTS OF 15MM IN LENGTH, 15MM IN WIDTH, AND A 14MM EARLOBE HOLE. IT REMAINS FULLY INTACT, WEARABLE, AND IN VERY GOOD CONDITION FOR ITS AGE. ITS SUBTLE SPARKLING TEXTURE AND CRAFTSMANSHIP REFLECT BOTH ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE WITHIN THE TRIBAL COMMUNITIES OF THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE REGION.
A RARE AND COLLECTIBLE EXAMPLE OF EARLY TRIBAL GLASSWORK JEWELRY.
SALE AS SINGLE.
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