A Miao/Dong silver weight pendant. Guizhou province, Autonomous Region Qiandongnan, Congjiang District. Mid 20th century - image-1

Lot 777 Dα

A Miao/Dong silver weight pendant. Guizhou province, Autonomous Region Qiandongnan, Congjiang District. Mid 20th century

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
08.12.2018, 13:00 - China
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €
Result: 1.250 € (incl. premium)

A Miao/Dong silver weight pendant. Guizhou province, Autonomous Region Qiandongnan, Congjiang District. Mid 20th century

Two spirals connected by an S-shaped band with engraved running dragons. Weight 525 g.
The piece was used as a counter weight for the aprons worn by Miao women.
Length 25,1 cm

Provenance

Collection Philippe Fatin, Bordeaux
Private collection, Cologne

Literature

Musée des Arts Asiatique (ed.), De Fil et d'Argent. Mérmoire de Miao de Chine, Nice 2005, p. 120-121 and Anne Leurquin, A World of Necklaces, Africa, Aaia, Oceania, America, Milan 2003, p. 300 und 438