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yao male spike headdress

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  • I have a verson of the feather piece also and now I can see that it might have gone with this. I will have to show it and post it. It has another part of it also. The ones I have are a bit different though.  This piece could be traditional as it is close to the original version shown in the post under the photo howevre this could fall into a characterized version. The thing that I notice is that the points of this are sharp and exagerated. It is either a type that is more newly used in terms of actual wear and use and or is one of the types that Joost and I spoke of which is a re enacted version done for dealers. Many headdresses are made as they are decorative and tourists like them even though of all things less useful to wearers.  I have only seen the less spikey versions like mine as being older.  I'm not sure about this and it's worth further study. The villages themselves would like this if they are still being used so maybe it falls under newer made but used catagory. 

  • this piece is indeed different from the other yao spike headdresses i've seen photos of. on the photos the top part looks like loose parts that can be removed. the top part of mine is soldered stuck to the lower part. i believe and hope that my version is at least authentic as in that it was used by yao people during celebrations. i don't really mind that it has little age probably,  the quality of the  workmanship is what counts, which i personally believe this piece does possess. i also got it from a trustworthy source so it does make me feel a little more secure about the piece. do show us your version when you get to it linda!

  • I have been researching this different pattern in the white banded carnelian the third bead from left in the photo.  Can someone explain the radically different white banding pattern as opposed to the almost monochromatic colors in most other agate beads in my collection?2393284002?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024

  • There are long explainations about ancient agates and techiques for coloring that i copied due to my dzi bead research. In some cases the agates are coated wth a dyed material that is heat transfered over  and then etched. This might be one of those. I would look up dzi and ancient agates. There are many documents on line with people researching that stuff.

  • Thank you, Linda.  I have indeed found information on the etching process online and in my books.  But somehow the description of that process does not fit with the final smoothness and patina of this bead matching the other banded agates from the same age and culture.  But I will look again at the information on dzi and suleimani beads.  I am sorry for interrupting this thread.  I absent-mindedly  thought I was on the home page of the forum.  

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