A large silver head dress of the Bailing Miao tribe. Southern China, Guizhou province, Sandu district, region of Qiangdongnan. Mid-20th century - image-1

Lot 660 Dα

A large silver head dress of the Bailing Miao tribe. Southern China, Guizhou province, Sandu district, region of Qiangdongnan. Mid-20th century

Auction 1136 - overview Cologne
08.06.2019, 13:00 - Chinese Art
Estimate: 2.600 € - 2.800 €
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A large silver head dress of the Bailing Miao tribe. Southern China, Guizhou province, Sandu district, region of Qiangdongnan. Mid-20th century

In the shape of a pair of buffalo horns, consisting of a crescent-shaped and an eliptical plate with dragons, figures, birds and other animals in repoussé. White chicken feathers replaced. Weight ca. 450 g.
Length 42 cm; width 60 cm

This popular festive head ornament of women was rubbed with chalk and ash to make it shiny before being worn. It comes in a width up to 85 cm.

Provenance

Collection Philippe Fatin, Bordeaux
Private collection, Cologne

Literature

Guizhou sheng bowuguan Miao zu yin shi, Beijing 2000, pages 38 and 45; Musée des Arts asiatiques (ed.), De Fil et d'Argent. Mémoire des Miao de Chine, Nice 2005, p. 105