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2020 001 PAN PIPES
Traditional bamboo pan pipes, called Khèn, used in courting rituals.
2020 002 RICE COOLING BASKET
Traditional rice-cooling basket raised up on legs to facilitate air flow; made of wood, rattan, and woven bamboo.
2020 003 HIP BASKET
Reinforced hip basket used for agricultural work or the storage of household items.
2020 005 FISHING CREEL
Fishing creel in a typical diamond shape, with a removable funnel.
2020 006 FISHING CREEL
Fishing creel with a waisted form and a removable conical trap-door.
2020 007 FISHING CREEL
Fishing creel with a waisted form and a removable conical trap-door.
2020 008 HIP BASKET
A hip basket used for agricultural work or the storage of household items.
2020 009 RICE WINNOWING BASKET
A rice-processing basket for wind-winnowing - an ancient agricultural technique to separate grain from the chaff; made of bamboo, with a rattan rim.
2020 013.1-2 CLOTHES BASKET
Clothes basket made of bamboo with detailed bound edges.
2020 014.1-3 SET OF THREE LARGE RICE CUTTERS
Lowland rice-harvesting knives; made from bamboo and designed to resemble the form of a long-billed bird.
2020 015 RICE CUTTER
Rice-harvesting knife carved in the shape of an elephant, made of wood, iron, and bamboo.
2020 016 RICE CUTTER
Rice-harvesting knife carved in the shape of a mouse, made of wood, iron, and bamboo.
2020 017 RICE CUTTER
Rice-harvesting knife carved in the shape of a snake, made of wood, iron, and bamboo.
2020 018 RICE CUTTER
Rice-harvesting knife carved in the shape of a horse, made of wood, iron, and bamboo.
2020 019 RICE CUTTER
Rice-harvesting knife carved in the shape of a paddle, made of wood, iron, and bamboo.
2020 020 RICE CUTTER
Rice-harvesting knife carved in the shape of a rooster, made of wood, iron, and bamboo.
2020 021 FISHING NET NEEDLE
Needle for making and repairing fishing nets, made of black water-buffalo horn.
2020 022 FISHING NET NEEDLE
Needle for making and repairing fishing nets, made of black water-buffalo horn.
2020 023 FISHING NET NEEDLE
Needle for making and repairing fishing nets, made of white water-buffalo horn.
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 026 RATTAN LADLE
An open-work ladle or spoon made of woven split rattan.
2020 027 SOUP LADLE
Two-part wooden ladle; hand-carved.
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 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 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 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 035 BABY TALISMANIC NECKLACE
A baby necklace of three different metals, with coin decorations.
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 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 038 TRI-METAL TWISTED TORQUE
Torque necklace for promoting fertility and assuring the health of the anticipated baby (and guaranteeing general good health).
2020 039 SILVER TORQUE
Necklace with classic form made of silver, with recurved bird’s heads at either end.
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 041 SILVER SPIRAL BRACELET
A silver spiral bracelet of traditional form and size.
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 045 TWISTED BRACELET
A C-form bronze bracelet of 'twisted rope' style design and construction.
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 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 049 ALUMINUM SPIRAL BRACELET
A bracelet of traditional form and size, but of non-traditional material - aluminum.
2020 050 BRONZE SPIRAL BRACELET
A bracelet of traditional form and size.
2020 051.1-2 SILVER EARRINGS
Earrings designed in opposed snails form.
2020 052.1-2 EARRINGS
Traditional earrings made of melted-down French-colonial coinage.
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 055.1-2 SPIRAL EARRINGS
Earrings designed in spiral form.
2020 056.1-2 MELTED COIN EARRINGS
Earrings made of melted-down French-colonial coinage.
2020 057.1-6 THREE PAIRS OF ALUMINUM EARRINGS
Earrings made from aluminum ingots and segments of beverage cans.
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 061 METAL HAIRPIN
Conical shaped traditional hairpin, hand-made from silver alloy.
2020 062 SILVER & WOOD HAIRPIN
Hairpin made from silver and wood.
2020 063 WOODEN COMB
Hair comb designed to represent the shape of the head of a water buffalo; hand-carved wood.
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)