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VINTAGE (NEVER USED) AFGHAN KUCHI WHITE METAL EARWEIGHT HOOP EARRINGS – PAIR – LATE 20TH CENTURY

THIS IMPRESSIVE PAIR OF LARGE TRADITIONAL HOOP EARRINGS, ALSO REFERRED TO AS EARWEIGHTS, ORIGINATES FROM AFGHANISTAN AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH KUCHI NOMADIC CULTURE. FABRICATED IN WHITE METAL (GERMAN SILVER OR ALPACA), THE EARRINGS FEATURE HAND-WORKED METAL SURFACES AND MULTI-COLORED GLASS SETTINGS, A DISTINCTIVE AND RECOGNIZABLE CHARACTERISTIC OF KUCHI ORNAMENTATION.

THE GENEROUS SCALE AND SOLID WEIGHT REFLECT THEIR DUAL FUNCTION AS DECORATIVE JEWELRY AND STATUS ADORNMENT. DESIGNED WITH A NARROW INSERTION POINT, THESE EARRINGS CAN BE WORN THROUGH STANDARD PIERCINGS OR INSERTED THROUGH STRETCHED EARLOBES AND TUNNELS, AS TRADITIONALLY PRACTICED. THE CRAFTSMANSHIP SHOWS TRADITIONAL HAND FABRICATION RATHER THAN MODERN MASS PRODUCTION.

ORIGIN: AFGHANISTAN
CULTURE: KUCHI / NOMADIC TRIBAL GROUPS
PERIOD: LATE 20TH CENTURY (APPROX.)
MATERIAL: WHITE METAL (GERMAN SILVER OR ALPACA), WITH COLORED GLASS SETTINGS (UNTESTED)

WEIGHT (PAIR): 41.06 GRAMS
MEASUREMENTS: 80 MM (L) × 80 MM (W)
EARLOBE HOLE: APPROX. 2 MM
CONDITION: VERY GOOD, NEVER USED
SALE AS PAIR