A Miao / Dong silver counter weight, Guizhou province, Autonomous Region Qiandongnan, Congjiang District, China, mid-20th century

Reference: Musée des Arts Asiatique (ed.), De Fil et d'Argent. Mérmoire de Miao de Chine, Nice 2005, p. 120-121 and Anne Leur-quin, A World of Necklaces, Africa, Aaia, Oceania, America, Milan 2003, p. 300 and 438