DepartmentTextiles-Asia
"Thousand Leaf" Necklace Set, Jianhe Style neck rings
NameNeck rings, Thousand Leaf Necklace Set
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
CultureMiao (Jianhe Miao)
Date20th century
Place madeJianhe County, GUIZHOU PROVINCE, China, ASIA
MediumSilver
DimensionsA - Largest: 16 9/16 × 16 15/16 × 7/8 in. (42 × 43 × 2.2 cm)
B - Medium: 13 1/16 × 14 3/8 × 1/2 in. (33.2 × 36.5 × 1.3 cm)
C - Smallest: 10 5/16 × 11 5/16 × 1/2 in. (26.2 × 28.7 × 1.3 cm)
B - Medium: 13 1/16 × 14 3/8 × 1/2 in. (33.2 × 36.5 × 1.3 cm)
C - Smallest: 10 5/16 × 11 5/16 × 1/2 in. (26.2 × 28.7 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Susan and John Pifer
Object numberA.2022.7.53a-c
ProvenanceGift from donors who purchased items directly from makers during trips to SW China in the 1990s with professional touring companies
DescriptionSilver neck ornaments. Set of three necklaces each with triangular cubic folded design. p. 293 of Costumes and Accessories of Chinese Minorities. These are said to represent the shape of a new moon. Jiupang Style, according to Picture Album of China's Miao Costumes and Ornaments, p. 194. Miao Zu Yin Shi p. 31.
ca. 1990
c. 1948
