As is well-known, China is a unified country with many minorities since in ancient times. Each minority has a long development history and boasts its ...
As is well-known,
China is a unified country with many minorities since in ancient times. Each minority has a long development history and boasts its own cultural characteristics, which contribute to the colorful, splendid and profound culture of Chinese nation. The jewelry culture is one of the prominent parts.
One of Chinese nationalities—Miao nationality, females of Miao nationality have a great passion for silver jewelry, for silver jewelry is the symbol of good luck, brightness, beauty and wealth for this nationality. On every festival, some women of Miao nationality are decorated with shinning silver ornaments from head to toe. Different form
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From Ming dynasty, the silver ornaments could distinguish whether the woman get married or not. In most cases, silver decorations are worn by unmarried women. Many single ornaments are the only possession of them, although the married women possess, they cannot wear. Silver earrings, made in different styles, are the indispensable
earring settings for females of Miao nationality.
In addition to being a symbol of beauty, but also has a purpose and function of potlatch, Evil, worship, engagement. The style of many Miao silver bracelets, rings and earrings vary from different places. These silver objects are all forged by pure silver, bracelets also has a wide range of shape, some as hollow, some as a solid, twisted linear, petal-shaped, four prism and six prism, etc. According to statistics, there are 20 kinds of different types and styles of Miao silver bracelet. A woman wear two bracelets on each hand, some even wear three to four. Silver ring also has more than 20 kinds, type V chain, nine rings, diamond fine flowers, hanging flower Teng.
The aesthetic concept of Miao silver jewelry is much driven by the strong awareness of potlatch, thus forming the idea that heavy, big silver ornament is beautiful. It is this kind of definition that makes Miao silverware shows an unusually colorful world. Silver hat, silver crown and silver corner Hmong are the most important headdress for Miao women, whenever marriage or festive costumes, wearing them vividly shows dazzling elegance and beauty.
In a word, Miao ardently love silver ornaments, second to none in Chinese 56 ethnic groups. It not only carries forward Miao people’s cultural feature but also add color to Chinese jewelry culture. This tradition will last forever, which would be precious and meaningful in the days to come.
