DepartmentTextiles-Asia
Neck ornament
NameNeck ornament
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
CultureMiao
Date20th century
Place madeGUIZHOU, China, ASIA
MediumSilver
Dimensions8 7/8 × 8 11/16 × 11/16 in. (22.5 × 22 × 1.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Susan and John Pifer
Object numberA.2022.7.52
ProvenanceGift from donors who purchased items directly from makers during trips to SW China in the 1990s with professional touring companies
DescriptionSilver neck ornament. Three solid rings, flat bottom, front faces coming to ridge. Engraved with identical pattern: flower at center of bottom, dragon on either side. Top of each side ends in a coiled ring. The clasping band is decorated with a coiled ring, topped with a bead.
