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2023 159 PHU LA WOMAN'S OUTFIT
Cotton, hand-embroidered, appliquéd with beads
2020 104 CERAMIC PLATE
Ceramic plate with blue-and-white glazing technique; looser abstract design representative of plants, leaves and flowers; name of owner in Nôm-Việt characters stippled
on the surface.
on the surface.
2020 101 CERAMIC PLATE
A ceramic plate with blue & white glaze technique; with abstract non-figurative representations of leaves and flowers of plants, with Nôm-Việt characters.
2020 087.1-4 COIN DAO WOMAN'S COSTUME
A traditional Coin Dao woman’s outfit including the wrap skirt (with pseudo-coin and river designs), the jacket, the headscarf and the belt hand-woven cotton, dyed with native-grown indigo, using the traditional batik technique.
2020 086.1-3 RED DAO GIRL'S COSTUME
Dao Đỏ (Red Dao) outfit for a girl, hand-woven cotton, dyed with native indigo, embroidered with many traditional designs; the hat for a baby.
2020 085.1-4 RED DAO WOMAN'S COSTUME
A traditional woman's outfit for Dao Đỏ (Red Dao) people, including a long coat & trouserss both of hand-woven cotton, dyed with native indigo; and two types of scarves, all embroidered with many traditional designs.
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 078 RITUAL HEADDRESS
Ritual headdress from a Taoist shaman of the Dao Đỏ (Red Dao) people. Constructed with six reversible panels over seven constant ones; all portraying a variety of Taoist dignitaries and the phoenix bird; painted on hand-made mulberry-bark paper.
2020 077 THE DRAGON BRIDGE OF THE GREAT TAO
Ritual scroll painting from a high-level Taoist shaman of the Dao Đỏ (Red Dao) people. Titled “Bridge” (大道橋); painted in traditional pigments and inks, applied to hand-made mulberry-bark paper.
2020 075.2 & 075.4 THE MESSENGERS
Pair of shamanic paintings, from a set of four in our collection, from a much larger original series from a high-level Taoist shaman of the Red Dao people; painted in a wide colour palette of natural pigments, applied handmade mulberry-bark paper.…
2020 075.3 A BOAT ON THE LONG OCEAN VOYAGE (OR PAN HU'S FIVE BANNERS OF KNIGHTS)
Part of a pair of shamanic paintings, from a set of four in our collection, from a series of a much larger original series from a high-level Taoist shaman of the Dao Đỏ (Red Dao) people. This painting is titled “A Boat on the Long Ocean Voyage” (or…
2020 075.1 THE GODS OF THE FAST (OR OF THE KITCHEN)
Part of a pair of shamanic paintings, from a set of four in our collection, from a series of a much larger original series from a high-level Taoist shaman of the Dao Đỏ (Red Dao) people. This painting is titled “The Gods of the Fast” (or "of the…
2020 071 BETEL MORTAR
A Mortar made from bone, probably that of a water buffalo. Used for the preparation of betel chew.
2020 067.1-2 BRONZE TOBACCO BOX
Round storage box for small valuables or tobacco; with lip on the base; made from thick bronze.
2020 066.1-2 SILVER TOBACCO BOX
Lidded metal box for carrying tobacco, fragrant flower petals, or constituents of the betel chew; with dragon design surface decoration.
2020 064 WOMAN'S HEADDRESS
Woman's headdress made from mock horsehair (probably nylon & other mixed fibres - but previously, horse-hair). Topped with central ornamental aluminum basket tray feature (previously silver)
2020 063 WOODEN COMB
Hair comb designed to represent the shape of the head of a water buffalo; hand-carved wood.
2020 062 SILVER & WOOD HAIRPIN
Hairpin made from silver and wood.
2020 061 METAL HAIRPIN
Conical shaped traditional hairpin, hand-made from silver alloy.
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 056.1-2 MELTED COIN EARRINGS
Earrings made of melted-down French-colonial coinage.
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 052.1-2 EARRINGS
Traditional earrings made of melted-down French-colonial coinage.
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 030 CHARCOAL DUST LINE MARKER
Line marker carved in the shape of a bird’s head; made from wood, an old coin and hemp cord.
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 024 WEAVING SHUTTLE
Weaving shuttle, hand-carved wood, decorated with a pattern formed by aluminum nails, driven and cut down; the design is a diamond or fish-like pattern considered 'romantic' to the Nùng people (similarly representative to the heart motif in Europe).
2020 023 FISHING NET NEEDLE
Needle for making and repairing fishing nets, made of white water-buffalo horn.
2020 022 FISHING NET NEEDLE
Needle for making and repairing fishing nets, made of black water-buffalo horn.