Lahu or Lisu silver earrings from the Golden Triangle (SE Asia). Surrounded by small pendants, a decorated bell hangs in the middle of each earring.
The hook is a new addition and allow the earrings to be easily worn.
From the first half of the 20th century.
Length with hook: 9,5 cm
Combined weight: 63 gr
Literature:
“A world of earrings. Africa, Asia America”, van Cutsem, Anne, Skira, 2001, p. 196
“Peoples of the golden triangle”, Lewin, Paul and Elaine, River Books, Bangkok, 1998, p. 61
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