High grade silver bracelet in spiral shape narrowing towards the end, used mainly by Wa/Lawa people, one of the Hill Tribes inhabiting the Golden Triangle (SE Asia).
Age: First half of the 20th century
Provenance: Italian private collection
Dimensions:
Inner diameter: 6 cm
Width: 2 cm
Weight: 75,5 gr
Literature:
“Peoples of the golden triangle”, Lewin, Paul and Elaine, River Books, Bangkok, 1998, p.42
“The art of silver jewellery. From the minorities of China, the Golden Triangle, Mongolia and Tibet”, Skira, 2006, p. 159
“Bracelets ethniques d’afrique, d’Asie d’Océanie et d’Amérique”, van Cutsem, Anne, Skira, 2002, p. 267
“Silver from fetish to fashion”, Nadler, Daniel and Serga, pdn publishing, 2005, p. 327
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