DepartmentAsia

Double “soul lock” necklace with dragon motif

NameNecklace

Artist Huang Guangwen (born 1956)

CultureMiao

DateJanuary 2014

Place madeMa Liao, Guizhou Province, China, East Asia, Asia

MediumMetal (white copper)

Dimensions28 3/4 × 9 1/16 × 5/8 in. (73 × 23 × 1.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase with funds from JoAnn and Bob Balzer, A.2014.48.2

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value (economic concept)

Object numberA.2014.48.2

ProvenancePurchased by the curator direcly from the artist at IFAM 2014.

DescriptionA Miao minority tribal necklace in gold color. Two chains are attached to the "lock", connected with butterfly ornaments. Fish, dragon, and variouus animals are inscribed on the lock. Numerous ornaments such as bells, butterfly figures, cone-shaped figures are attached to the bottom of the lock.