Neck Ring

ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-neck ornaments

Culture Miao

Date20th Century

Made AtGuizhou Province, China

MediumMetal

Dimensions5 11/16 × 5 13/16 × 1/4 in. (14.5 × 14.7 × 0.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Akemi Ichiho

Object number2014.3.6

DescriptionWhen it comes to personal adornment for young women in the Miao culture, the more silver one has, the better. One’s beauty is marked by the heaviness of her ornamentation. Young women adorned themselves from head to toe in silver bracelets, necklaces, neck rings, headdresses, earrings, and other jewelry. The jewelry is an advertisement of her offering to her future husband’s family upon marriage.

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