Pair of heavy silver pendants in the shape of a Hakka man and woman. Depictions of the Hakka minority were very popular in the old days. The silversmith who made these two figures unknowingly depicted the woman with bound feet. Hakka women however did not have bound feet as they were working in the fields which would have been impossible with ‘Lotus-feet’. The woman has a ribbon in her hand which is correct as the Hakka women were selling haberdasheries from house to house. Hakka’s were easily recognizable by their unique broad rimmed hats which were surrounded by a kind of cloth curtain shielding their faces from the sun. It is unusual to find a pair of Hakka figures. These date from the late Qing period (1644 – 1912). Size man: Length 6.4 cm. Width 2.3 cm. Depth 1.1 cm. Woman: Length 6.9 cm. Width 2.2 cm. Depth 1.7 cm.