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A PAIR OF OLD HMONG SILVER HOOK-SHAPED EARRINGS FROM NORTHERN LAOS
A PAIR OF OLD HMONG SILVER HOOK-SHAPED EARRINGS FROM NORTHERN LAOS. THIS DISTINCTIVE FORM FEATURES A LONG, ELEGANT CURVED PROFILE WITH A SMALL CONICAL TERMINAL, TYPICAL OF TRADITIONAL HMONG METALWORK. MADE FROM UNTESTED SILVER ALLOY, THE PAIR SHOWS AUTHENTIC AGE PATINA AND SKILLFUL HAND-FORGING. DATING TO THE EARLY–MID 20TH CENTURY, THEY ARE FULLY INTACT, WEARABLE, AND HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE.
WEIGHT: 13.54 GRAM
MEASUREMENTS: LENGTH 60 MM | WIDTH 45 MM
EARLOBE HOLE: APPROX. 4 MM
ORIGIN: NORTHERN LAOS
MATERIAL: LIKELY SILVER ALLOY (NOT TESTED)
CONDITION: VERY GOOD FOR AGE – COMPLETE, CLEAN SHAPE, NO DAMAGE
SALE: AS PAIR
Reference:
*- PEOPLE OF THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE – PAGE: 60 - BY PAUL AND ELAIN LEWIS – RIVER BOOKS
*- A WORLD OF EARRINGS AFRICA – ASIA – AMERICA – PAGE: 218-219 - BY ANN VAN CUTSEM – SKIRA
*- THE ART OF SILVER JEWELLERY – FROM THE MINORITIES OF CHINA – THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE – MONGOLIA & TIBET – PAGE: 151 – THE RENE VAN DER STAR COLLECTION – SKIRA
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