DepartmentTextiles-Asia
Neck ornament
NameNeck ornament
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
CultureMiao
Date20th century
Place madeGUIZHOU, China, ASIA
MediumSilver
Dimensions10 5/8 × 11 1/2 × 1 in. (27 × 29.25 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Susan and John Pifer
Object numberA.2022.7.45
ProvenanceGift from donors who purchased items directly from makers during trips to SW China in the 1990s with professional touring companies
DescriptionSilver Neck Ornament. Hollow, flat-bottomed with raised cut-out surface, various techniques, some repousse. Sun design at base with fanciful human figures alternated with botanical designs, a dragon at each upper edge close to clasp. Top of clasp at one side has raised coiled cone with a beaded top. a flat incised open-mouthed dragon extends down from each side of clasp end.
