April 23, 2024
VTG Siam, Silver, Black Enamel, Niello, Goddess, Mermaid Dancer, Panel Bracelet
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1940's-60's silver and black enamel goddess dancer bracelet. Many servicemen brought these home to their sweethearts during the early war years. Features 2 Hindu Goddesses: Mekkala / Mekkalah, the goddess of lightning and Matcha the mermaid goddess. There is one other panel, only one, featuring a 3 headed elephant ( Eravan) with tent tops above the head on a pedestal base. Measures 6 1/2" when clasped. Panels are 3/4" tall by 1/2" wide each. Super condition for being approx. 50+ years old. Siam became Thailand in 1939. History: These silver and black Thai pieces were popular in the 1950s through '70s, and were produced by a variety of jewelry shops. It is technically "Niello" or "Nielloware", created by carving out areas of the silver, and baking a sulfur/metals powder in the carved out areas. The design often displays Mekkala, the Goddess of Lightning, and represents the Thai version (The Ramakien) of the Buddhist and Hindu Indian legend, Ramayama, about a prince, his wife, his parents (King and Queen of Siam), and the evil king of Ceylon. This jewelry was often sent to American wives/girlfriends from their soldier-husbands/boyfriends on leave from fighting in Viet Nam, or stationed in Thailand during the Viet Nam war. Note that the term "Siam" was used on these items from the early 1930s well into the 1980s. The term was used
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