DepartmentTextiles-Asia

Ornament

NameOrnament

Artist Artist Not Recorded

CultureMiao

Date20th century

Place madeGUIZHOU, China, ASIA

MediumSilver

Dimensions2 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (6.35 × 31.7501 cm)

Credit LineGift of Susan and John Pifer

Object numberA.2022.7.29

ProvenanceGift from donors who purchased items directly from makers during trips to SW China in the 1990s with professional touring companies

DescriptionSilver ornament. Two pieces connected by a double chain, each consisting of two rings joined with two floral conectors. One end has curved pin attached cup-shaped piece ornamented with raised circles. Other end is a straight pin wiith beaded cone on top of three flat concentric disks with petal-shaped edges.