Antique Chinese Silver Export Pendant-Amulet — 19th Century Wearable History Ruby_birthstone It is still handwoven on

It is still handwoven on a backstrap loom by the same artisan tradition

Metal: Authentic Mexican silver

built around the dove that this community has made its symbol for centuries

it commands a room

Yes — handmade by Eva Calabaza of Santo Domingo Pueblo

Antique Chinese Silver Export Pendant-Amulet — 19th Century Wearable History Ruby_birthstone It is still handwoven onThey don't make Chinese silver export amulets like this anymore. The 19th century workshops that produced them are long gone. This antique Chinese silver export pendant amulet dates to the 19th century a period when Chinese silversmiths in Canton and Shanghai produced extraordinary small scale work for the export trade: intricate, technically accomplished pieces that were as much objects of cultural meaning as they were jewelry. This pendant amulet