Dai neck jewelry?

Silver gold-plated dragon and phoenix inlaid bead collar is an important accessory of the bride in the Dai noble wedding

, the collar is a moon round, the body of silver beaten as the bottom, welded three-dimensional two dragons playing beads pattern, with two phoenix, inlaid with red and green beads, including four large beads, a number of small grain beads.

Necklace two ends of the tail at the mouth of the geese shape quite dynamic, the bottom of the silver plate hollow and engraved geometric pattern, twining branch pattern. This collar is not only vivid and eye-catching, and the shape is larger, the largest diameter of 29 centimeters, weighing 410 grams, in the Dai traditional silver jewelry is very rare. From the decorative point of view, fully embodies the Dai culture and the Chinese civilization between the exchange, integration.

The chest and shoulders are the focus of decoration, and the silver ornaments on the chest and shoulders of the Dai people can be divided into two categories from the occasions of their use, one category of which is the ceremonial weight, mainly referring to the collar and shawl; and one category of which is the daily necessities, mainly referring to the necklaces (lanyards), pins, etc. The necklaces and shawls are the chest ornaments of the Dai people, and they are the most important ones. Necklaces and shawls are the most important objects inside the chest ornaments, although they are different in shape, but the status of the users and the occasions are mostly similar. Necklaces and shawls are used for dress.

The Dai people generally wear silver rings around their necks

, not only around their necks, wrists and ankles are also worn, and a very small number of them are worn on the waist. Dai wear silver ring, a long history, the earliest traced back to the Western Han Dynasty country tribute dance, see the Han people wear gold and silver, show respect, so also learn to carve gold casting silver art, return to their hometowns after the shallow made silver ring dedicated to the dignitaries to wear, in ancient times, wearing a silver ring is a symbol of wealth and nobility!

Lock mouth silver necklace