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ANTIQUE BLACK YAO (DAO ĐEN) TRIBE, NORTHERN TO CENTRAL HIGHLANDS VIETNAM, SILVER EARRINGS – VIETNAM (PAIR)

THIS PAIR OF ANTIQUE SILVER EARRINGS ORIGINATES FROM NORTHERN VIETNAM, LIKELY CRAFTED BY BLACK YAO (DAO ĐEN) TRIBE, NORTHERN TO CENTRAL HIGHLANDS VIETNAM, LATE 19TH–EARLY 20TH CENTURY, FOUND IN CAMBODIA. SILVERSMITHS OVER 100 YEARS AGO. HAND-FORGED IN A THIN CIRCULAR COIL FORM WITH ELEGANT SPIRAL TERMINALS ON EACH SIDE, THESE EARRINGS REFLECT THE TRADITIONAL SYMBOLISM OF LIFE, CONTINUITY, AND SPIRITUAL ENERGY COMMON IN SOUTHEAST ASIAN CULTURE.

MADE FROM SILVER (UNTESTED), EACH EARRING EXHIBITS A BEAUTIFUL AGED PATINA AND FINE BALANCE BETWEEN STRENGTH AND DELICACY. WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 16.49 GRAMS AND MEASUREMENTS OF 35MM BY 35MM, THIS FULLY INTACT AND WEARABLE PAIR REPRESENTS A HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE EXAMPLE OF HISTORIC VIETNAMESE TRIBAL JEWELRY.

ESTIMATED PERIOD: EARLY 20TH CENTURY (100+ YEARS OLD)
ORIGIN: NORTHERN VIETNAM
CULTURE/TRIBE: CRAFTED BY BLACK YAO (DAO ĐEN) TRIBE
MATERIAL: SILVER (UNTESTED)
WEIGHT: 16.49 GRAM (PAIR)
MEASUREMENTS: LENGTH 35MM | WIDTH 35MM | EARLOBE HOLE 5MM
CONDITION: VERY GOOD FOR AGE, FULLY INTACT, WEARABLE, COLLECTIBLE
SOLD AS: PAIR