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2020 084.1-4 RED H'MÔNG WOMAN'S COSTUME
H'Mông Đỏ (Red H'Mông) woman's costume set; including four elements: shirt, skirt, apron and belt, with extensive embroidery and appliqué.
2020 083.1-4 GREEN H'MÔNG BABY COSTUME
H'Mông Xanh (Green H'Mông) baby girl costume, consisting of four elements: hat, shirt, skirt and apron. Cotton, mostly hand-woven, decorated with extensive embroidery and appliqué.
2020 082.1-4 RED H'MÔNG BABY COSTUME
A Red H'Mông baby girl costume set; Including four elements: shirt, skirt, apron and hat. Extensive embroidery and appliqué features.
2020 073.1-2 BAMBOO SANDALS
A pair of sandals made from bamboo and twine.
2020 063 WOODEN COMB
Hair comb designed to represent the shape of the head of a water buffalo; hand-carved wood.
2020 058 SILVER RING
Finger ring with diamond shaped head, hand-hammered and decorated by H'Mông or Giáy silversmiths; made of silver alloy (probably from melted-down French-colonial coins).
2020 057.1-6 THREE PAIRS OF ALUMINUM EARRINGS
Earrings made from aluminum ingots and segments of beverage cans.
2020 055.1-2 SPIRAL EARRINGS
Earrings designed in spiral form.
2020 053.1-2 LARGE HAIRPIN EARRINGS
Earrings in the shape of a question mark with incised design elements. This shape is now obsolete, but was once a quintessential piece of H'Mông jewellery.
2020 051.1-2 SILVER EARRINGS
Earrings designed in opposed snails form.
2020 050 BRONZE SPIRAL BRACELET
A bracelet of traditional form and size.
2020 049 ALUMINUM SPIRAL BRACELET
A bracelet of traditional form and size, but of non-traditional material - aluminum.
2020 048 DOUBLE DRAGON-HEAD BRACELET
A c-form bracelet hand-crafted of aluminum (probably sourced from French airplane parts); with classical double-dragons facing one another at the ends of the two arms of the 'C'.
2020 046 BI-METAL TWISTED TALISMANIC BRACELET
A bi-metallic twisted bracelet for promoting fertility and assuring the health of the anticipated baby (and guaranteeing general good health).
2020 045 TWISTED BRACELET
A C-form bronze bracelet of 'twisted rope' style design and construction.
2020 044 BRONZE TALISMANIC BRACELET
Bracelet made of bronze, cast by the lost-wax method; the perimeter external edge is decorated with images of a variety of animals (elephant, monkey, dog, centipede and others); used for a protection against evil spirits.
2020 041 SILVER SPIRAL BRACELET
A silver spiral bracelet of traditional form and size.
2020 040 ALUMINUM TALISMANIC BRACELET
Bracelet made of aluminum, cast by the lost-wax method; the perimeter external edge is decorated with images of a variety of animals (elephant, monkey, dog, centipede and others); used for a protection against evil spirits.
2020 039 SILVER TORQUE
Necklace with classic form made of silver, with recurved bird’s heads at either end.
2020 038 TRI-METAL TWISTED TORQUE
Torque necklace for promoting fertility and assuring the health of the anticipated baby (and guaranteeing general good health).
2020 037 ALUMINUM TORQUES
A set of torque necklaces of traditional design but made from repurposed aluminum (rather than the traditional – and expensive – silver of past centuries).
2020 036 WOMAN'S TORQUE
C-form woman’s torque with the two opposing bird-head ends, decorated with small balls and linked by a shirt closure from the neighboring Dao people; both of copper alloy (often said to be bronze); once covered with layer of silver, now worn off.
2020 035 BABY TALISMANIC NECKLACE
A baby necklace of three different metals, with coin decorations.
2020 034 BABY TALISMANIC TORQUE
One-piece necklace; a traditional finial at either end, with coin decorations; worn with the open end at the chest.
2020 033 TALISMANIC TORQUE
Torque with long chain extension details, hand-made from silver alloy, tin and aluminum; recurved bird-head terminals, with inscribed designs, facing outward, with coin decorations.
2020 032 TALISMANIC TORQUE
Torque with long chain extension details, hand-made from silver alloy, tin and aluminum; paired bird-head terminals, with inscribed designs, facing outward; with coins and mock tiger claw designs.
2020 029 BUFFALO LEADING STICK
A stick which was inserted in the nose-ring of water buffaloes to persuade them to follow the owner; made of the scapular bone of a buffalo.
2020 027 SOUP LADLE
Two-part wooden ladle; hand-carved.
2020 026 RATTAN LADLE
An open-work ladle or spoon made of woven split rattan.
2020 001 PAN PIPES
Traditional bamboo pan pipes, called Khèn, used in courting rituals.