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Vietnamese ethnic tribe earring

Hi there!

New on the forum, I hope you guys can help me out with these earrings I got today here in Hue, Vietnam. They're supposed to be stretch earrings for women from a hill tribe here in Vietnam according to the seller. Couldn't find anything about them online. Does anyone have an idea? If I'm right they're a mix of silver and bronze.

Thanks!

Photos:

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Permalink Reply by Patricia Deany on September 10, 2012 at 15:13

Hi, I really don't know about these but I did any image search and came up with earrings that look like part of these earrings They are called bent arrow earrings and also seem to be used in Viet Nam -- If these are , in fact, bent arrow earrings, it would seem that the arrow and wrap part has been removed from them. But, as I say , I am clueless, I will include the url to look at. http://www.siamtribal.com/2010/06/antique-hmong-ethnic-tribal-jewel...

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Permalink Reply by Lenham on September 11, 2012 at 0:33

I also ran into photos like the one you've found. I'm not sure the earrings I've bought originally had more decorations... They look pretty much intact/original. I didn't buy a pair btw. The material/color and shape are different. Hope someone is able to send me in the right direction. Maye the right tribe?