Vintage Handcrafted Tribal Organic Miao Silver Pierced Earrings~Goth outlet Corkscrew Earrings~HEAVY High Silver Content Tribal Corkscrew Earrings

Vintage Handcrafted Tribal Organic Miao Silver Pierced Earrings~Goth Corkscrew Earrings~HEAVY High Silver Content Tribal Corkscrew Earrings

Simple and elegant hand crafted heavy silver content earrings from the Miao Tribe in a corkscrew or spiral design with heavy wires that are easily changed out to traditional wires

Details:
Metal: High silver content .925+
Length: 3 inches (including wires)
Weight: 22.48 grams

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As for the silver content......I believe it's pretty high. I did the "heat test" (easy to do living in the desert) I put the earrings in the hot sun for about 5 seconds and they got hot FAST, that tells me there's a good amount of silver in these.
I also did a few seconds of brisk rubbing of the silver with my thumb and as silver does, it left my thumb blackened VERY quickly attesting to a high quality silver. I did the same test with a piece of my own sterling silver and didn't get the black tarnish as quickly as I did with these earrings.

An absolutely phenomenal piece of hand crafted Miao Silver traditional tribal jewelry. Among China's 55 ethnic groups, the Miao are known for elaborate embroidery and exquisite work with silver. This piece is made entirely by hand, (by bending, twisting, splitting and braiding the wire) as is each piece of Miao silver. No two pieces are ever identical.

The Miao live primarily in southern China, in the provinces of Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangxi, Hainan, Guangdong, and Hubei. Some members of the Miao sub-groups, most notably Hmong people, have migrated out of China into Southeast Asia (northern Vietnam, Laos, Burma (Myanmar) and Thailand). Following the communist takeover of Laos in 1975, a large group of Hmong refugees resettled in several Western nations, such as the United States, France, Australia, and elsewhere. There has been a recent tendency by (H)mong Americans to group all Miao peoples together under the term Hmong because of their disdain for the Chinese term Miao. This however fails to recognize that, while the Hmong are a small nation within the broader linguistic/cultural family of Miao people, the vast majority of Miao people do not classify themselves as Hmong and have their own names for themselves.


Miao Hmong silver jewelry is distinctive for its design, style and craftsmanship. Miao Hmong silver jewelry is completely handmade, carved with decorative patterns. It's not easy to make and there is no pair exactly the same. Miao Hmong people think silver accessories have spirits. Wear it more, clean it more, it will reward you with more beautiful luster.

Miao silver gets oxidized，especially during summer when people sweat a lot. Less moisture and no chemicals will keep it shine longer. Polish it the same way as you do with your 925 silver accessories. Or just use cotton to polish it. Keep it in a sealed package when you don't wear it.

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