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Miao Silver Bracelet

Posted by Susi Johnston on August 19, 2011 at 4:53pm
A hefty high-purity silver bracelet from the Miao (or related) people. Collected in 1984. Probably early to mid-20th century.
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Tags: Chinese, Silver, hill, minority, necklace, torque, tribe
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  • Joost Daalder August 20, 2011 at 11:46am
    Miao bracelet which can be adjusted in size. Traditional style, but fairly recently made.
  • Joost Daalder August 21, 2011 at 4:57am
    Looks very small for a torque! What is its diameter? The construction would be unusual for a torque too - far more common for an armband. Nice object, anyway. It does not look earlier than at the earliest about 1950 to me.
  • Joost Daalder August 25, 2011 at 1:41pm
    If you just try to imagine what would happen in practice ... how do you think this could be worn as a TORQUE, i.e. a neckring? Who would put it on and take it off??
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