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Large Chinese Ethnic Minority Festival Silver Necklace

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All Items: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Jewelry: Pre 1920: item # 805449

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Large Chinese Ethnic Minority Festival Silver Necklace
This Ethnic Minority festival necklace is from one of the Miao villages in the mountains outside the city of Tia Jiang. The neckpiece is formed from a hollow silver tube aprox. .5 inches in diameter. The hollow medallion is .5 inches thick. The necklace can be worn comfortably. The silver medallion has elaborate reposse work with an array of symbols of Miao culture and legend. There is a pair of Phoenix birds flying above a pair of dragons who are chasing a fiery pearl enclosing a frog. There are a couple of smaller creatures amid the fauna below the dragons and a pair of bulls heads cap the upper sides of the medallion.

The medallion spans 12.5 inches. The necklace makes a spectular display item and can be slipped over the head to be worn around the neck.



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