Silver Band
Beautiful Chinese Miao silver jewelry art
Who are the Miao?
How do you feel to wear 30 pounds of silver ornaments from head to toe? Well, the Miao are a nation who proudly show off the beauty with their handmade, elaborately designed silver jewelry in a way that almost covers their entire body! Being a minority group in the mountainous areas of south and southwestern China, the Miao think the glistening silver is a symbol of light that can bring hope and prosperous future. There are so many different kinds of Miao silver ornaments, here are just a few:
Silver headdresses
Miao silver headdresses are quite a sight and are worn only on very special occasions, like weddings or important holidays. They include three different parts: the horns, the hat, and the hood.
Silver horns: The silver horns are the most important part of a Miao silver headdress, and they are crafted to mimic the horns of an ox. From one horn to another, the headpiece can span almost three feet and will usually reach about the same height. So they can be almost half the height of the wearer!
The pictures on the horn are colorful and showy. They usually feature a pattern of two dragons playing with a ball. Women put some silver flowers, butterflies, or a pair of white feathers onto the horn to make it higher and more attractive.
Silver hat: A silver hat is the base of the headdress and can be a foot tall. It’s wholly adorned with silver birds, flowers, tassels, and bells. Twelve pieces of silver feathers hang behind the hat, and reach directly to their waist.
Silver hood: The silver hood hangs down from the hat and covers parts of the face and neck. In some Miao areas, the silver hood features five ornaments set on it, with the largest one at the center falling from the forehead and the others dropping around ears.
And in other Miao areas, a silver hood features three different layers. The highest layer sports 29 sparkling, round silver flowers. The middle layer sports a bright, round glass at the center, and 14 warriors riding horses standing at each side. The lowest layer is fringes.
Silver hairpins
Miao silver hairpins always feature flowers, birds, and butterflies. The most impressive designs feature about 10 silver flowers placed like a Chinese fan. Beautiful beads shine in the flowers and five silver phoenixes fluttering around the center.
Some hairpins look really cool, like chopsticks with tassels and silver bells glistening into them.
Silver combs
Miao women use a silver comb to decorate their hair. It’s in fact a wooden comb covered with thin sliver slices. On the surface of a comb you can see the image of a Bodhisattva, or beautiful patterns of flowers, dragons, and birds. Some combs sport big silver chains dropping down.
Silver earrings
Intricate Miao unique silver jewelry is often shaped like flowers, birds, butterflies, dragons, or plants. Miao women like to wear 3 or 4 pieces of silver earrings at the same time. Reaching directly to their shoulders, a single silver earring can weight 200 grams. But many small earrings have threads which are as thin as a piece of paper.
Silver neckbands
Wide silver neckbands are similar to necklaces in the West, but they are rigid and have many pendants hanging down from them. In different Miao areas, the neckbands vary a lot.A dragon silver neckband sports two dragons playing with a ball and has 11 various ornaments falling from it. Another kind of neckband has about 14 connected silver rings, with some silver flowers or birds falling from each ring.
Silver bracelets
The Miao silver bracelets are engraved with the images of flowers, fish, or dragons. Some bracelets have wide, heavy bands that look like the cuffs worn by ancient warriors. Miao women often wear 4 or 5 pairs of silver bracelets at the same time.
Silver rings
A Miao silver ring is usually quite small and has fine pieces of silver bent and shaped into flowers, birds, or plants. In some areas, Miao women wear rings on all eight of their fingers, keeping only their thumbs free. Some rings reach half the length of their fingers.
Silver garments
Tiny silver slices or threads are commonly woven into the fabric of Miao clothing. There are usually 44 main silver pieces that can be used, all of which are square or round shapes.When put on a silver clothes, the beautiful light shines with the Miao walking.
Each piece is engraved with amazing patterns such as phoenix, tigers, lions, butterflies, and flowers.
Also, sometimes as many as 60 silver bells can hang from the garments, which make beautiful sounds and add to the overall look.
Silver waistbands
A silver waistband features hundreds of silver images of Bodhisattvas sewn on a piece of cloth. The Miao wear it around their waist, and the images shine beautifully when the Miao walk or dance.
Silver anklet
Last but not least are small but sturdy silver anklets that clasp above the foot. Miao children have silver anklets on to keep away from evil spirits and stay safe.
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