MSI710

ANTIQUE HORSESHOE-SHAPED SILVER ALLOY EARRING PAIR – HMONG / LAHU TRIBES – NORTHERN LAOS – EARLY TO MID 20TH CENTURY

THIS RARE PAIR OF TRIBAL EARRINGS FEATURES THE DISTINCTIVE HORSESHOE FORM TRADITIONALLY WORN BY HMONG AND LAHU COMMUNITIES ACROSS NORTHERN LAOS. CRAFTED IN CAST SILVER ALLOY (NOT YET TESTED), THEY SHOW CLASSIC THICK, CURVED PROFILES WITH TIGHT ROLLED ENDS USED FOR EARLOBE ORNAMENTATION.
WEIGHING 6.45 GRAMS TOTAL AND MEASURING 17MM BY 15MM WITH A 4MM EARLOBE OPENING, THEY REMAIN FULLY INTACT AND WEARABLE, DEMONSTRATING EXCELLENT AGE CONDITION. A HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE ETHNOGRAPHIC PAIR REPRESENTING AUTHENTIC HIGHLAND METALWORK TRADITIONS.

SALE AS PAIR.
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*- A WORLD OF EARRINGS AFRICA – ASIA – AMERICA – PAGE: 233 - BY ANN VAN CUTSEM – SKIRA