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ANTIQUE SILVER EARRINGS – DONG TRIBE, SOUTHWEST CHINA (PAIR)
ANTIQUE SILVER EARRINGS – DONG TRIBE, SOUTHWEST CHINA (PAIR)
THIS RARE PAIR OF TRIBAL SILVER EARRINGS ORIGINATES FROM THE DONG PEOPLE OF SOUTHWEST CHINA, KNOWN FOR THEIR DISTINCTIVE HAND-CRAFTED SILVERWORK TRADITIONS. EACH EARRING FEATURES A THICK CIRCULAR BODY WITH A STYLIZED HAND MOTIF AT THE FRONT, SYMBOLIZING PROTECTION AND BLESSING IN DONG CULTURE.
HAND-FORGED FROM SOLID SILVER (UNTESTED), THESE EARRINGS DISPLAY EXCELLENT CRAFTSMANSHIP AND A BEAUTIFUL AGED PATINA. WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 42.96 GRAMS AND MEASUREMENTS OF 47MM BY 47MM, THEY REPRESENT A FINE EXAMPLE OF AUTHENTIC ETHNIC JEWELRY FROM SOUTHWEST CHINA. A FULLY INTACT, WEARABLE, AND HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE PAIR OF HISTORIC TRIBAL ART.
ESTIMATED PERIOD: EARLY TO MID-20TH CENTURY
ORIGIN: SOUTHWEST CHINA
CULTURE/TRIBE: DONG
MATERIAL: SILVER (UNTESTED)
WEIGHT: 42.96 GRAM (PAIR)
MEASUREMENTS: LENGTH 47MM | WIDTH 47MM | EARLOBE HOLE 5MM
CONDITION: VERY GOOD FOR AGE, FULLY INTACT, WEARABLE, COLLECTIBLE
SOLD AS: PAIR
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