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SILVER DANGLING BELLS ORNATE YAO HOOK EARRINGS – NORTHERN THAILAND / LAOS (PAIR)

THIS RARE PAIR OF ANTIQUE YAO (MIEN) SILVER EARRINGS FEATURES DISTINCTIVE HAND-FORGED HOOKS WITH MULTIPLE DANGLING ELEMENTS, INCLUDING COILED WIRE SPRINGS, GEOMETRIC PLATES, AND SMALL BELL-SHAPED PENDANTS. SUCH DESIGNS WERE TRADITIONALLY WORN BY YAO WOMEN OF NORTHERN THAILAND AND LAOS, REFLECTING STATUS, CULTURAL IDENTITY, AND SKILL IN SILVERSMITHING.

CRAFTED FROM SOLID SILVER (MATERIAL NOT TESTED), EACH EARRING SHOWS FINE DETAIL AND BALANCED PROPORTION, DEMONSTRATING THE CHARACTERISTIC ELEGANCE OF YAO TRIBAL ADORNMENT. THE GENTLE PATINA AND HANDMADE IMPERFECTIONS ADD TO THEIR HISTORICAL AUTHENTICITY AND COLLECTIBLE VALUE.

ESTIMATED PERIOD: EARLY TO MID-20TH CENTURY
ORIGIN: NORTHERN THAILAND / LAOS
TRIBE / CULTURE: YAO (MIEN)
MATERIAL: SILVER (UNTESTED)
WEIGHT: 6.04 GR (PAIR)
MEASUREMENTS: LENGTH 40 MM | WIDTH 30 MM | EARLOBE HOLE 4 MM
CONDITION: VERY GOOD FOR AGE, FULLY INTACT, WEARABLE, AND COLLECTIBLE
SOLD AS: PAIR

A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE OF TRADITIONAL YAO SILVER JEWELRY, RARELY FOUND IN SUCH COMPLETE ORIGINAL CONDITION — IDEAL FOR PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, ETHNOGRAPHIC DISPLAY, OR CULTURAL STUDY.