nice golden triangle or chinese silver earrings,5cm The yao are reputed silversmiths working for other tribes
youfind this triangle motive earrings from vietnam,to china cf colette gysels tribal earrings ,p 334ill 232 see enlargments
the smallest of the group but very fine granulation work .
kazakh always use granulationwork in their jewelry with simple matreial like glass and silver .This gives a wonderfull estheathix result .beware of fakes or late examples with enamel and stones already made in the seventies
a philippino pestle from the mortars showed in the same site .in vitex parviflora (molave)dense sort of teack wood
used to pile the abaca fiber to make ikat textiles
good signs of use 107cm
a nice old pestle from the mortars shoed on this site.used to pile the abaca fiber to make ikat textile
made of vitex parviflora(molave)a denbse sort of teack wood 109cm
a nice pair of hmong earrings ,nice patina of use(they look better in natural ,the flash takes out the patina) .the minorities from thailand to china use the same triangle motive,3,5cm
cf colette gysels,tribal earrings (skira)p334,ill232 see enlargment
a kazakh silver ring ;the kazakh always used the granulation technique with simple material like silver or glass .
in this case they used also ribbons of silver passed through an instrument with stamped motives .the result is a wonderfully rich esthetic .beware of the fakes(with stone) or late examples with enamel
these genuine rings were already difficult to find in the seventies
a big kazakh silver ring
the kazakhs always use granulation technique with very simple material like silver or glass
the result is a beautiful esthetic result
this big ring might have been made with a tie element
beware of the fakes or late rings with enamel or stones (already made in the seventies
a beautiful kazakh ring the kazakh always use granulation technique with very simple materials like glass and silver the result is a rich estheatic result