What is the significance of the case of "waist circumference" of Qiang nationality?

Patterns around the waist. The decorative patterns of Qiang embroidery mainly include full flowers, group flowers, corner flowers, ribbon flowers, filled flowers and cluster flowers. The chest around the waist is generally covered with patterns. Full patterns fill the whole mind, mostly flowers, or several ribbon patterns can be used to form full patterns. On the waist and overskirt, patterns are often used, which are widely used in picking patterns. There are round, oval, square, octagonal, radial and diamond flowers. The pattern is balanced, regular, symmetrical, rigorous and changeable. Overskirt, a Qiang woman, has the most common double-wrapped pattern around her waist. Corner flowers are mostly used with group flowers, and the lower corner of the waist is mostly triangular, and corner flowers and group flowers complement each other.

The pattern color of the waist. The bust and the whole body are mainly plain, with sky blue or black as the background color, and white lines pick flowers and cross flowers. The color of the pattern pays attention to the proper treatment of black, white and gray, and the pattern and color are distinct, giving people a dignified and elegant feeling. Bright color patterns, bold colors, strong contrast, no gradual change, with rich and unrestrained national characteristics. The colors around the waist jump boldly, which plays a prominent role in the whole set of costumes and becomes the focus of the lower body and even the whole body of Qiang costumes.

The raw materials of Qiang costumes. Qiang textiles have existed since ancient times, with hemp and cotton as raw materials. Qiang people, men, women and children alike, like to wear linen or cotton gowns woven by themselves. The waist is mainly made of linen and cotton. With the development of social economy, the raw materials of modern Qiang costumes are mostly modern finished clothes, such as cotton cloth, satin, chemical fiber and woolen cloth. It is more comfortable to wear.

Cultural connotation of waist stripes. As a kind of costume folklore, Qiang costumes are the product of social material production and the carrier of social concepts. The theme of waist tattoo is mostly natural scenery such as flowers, insects and fish, which reflects the Qiang people's nature worship, totem worship and animism, and also reflects the Qiang people's idea of pursuing harmony between man and nature.

The implication of the pattern theme reflects the psychological tendency of Qiang people to seek good fortune and avoid evil, and shows the ability of Qiang people to adapt to the natural society from one side. The bold and bright colors of Qiang costumes reflect that the Qiang people have formed a unique and distinct aesthetic taste in the process of long-term contact with the natural environment, which also reflects the Qiang people's concept of loving and advocating nature. Qiang costumes stand out from many national costumes with their unique charm, representing the distinctive national culture and beliefs of the Qiang people, and are a wonderful flower in national costumes.

Qiang costume art is a distinctive representative of China national costume. It has exquisite skills, unique aesthetic and cultural connotations, and plays a positive role in further understanding and studying the art and culture of Qiang costumes. The national is the world's, so we should strive to inherit and develop the national costume culture.