Differences between Miao and Yao headdresses

Difference: Miao people's costumes are mainly silver ornaments. The silver crown of the cave is directly inserted into the silver corner of the high bun. The horn is made of thin silver and shaped like a double horn. The headdress of Zhuang nationality is more complicated, and the colors are different according to different ages.

Miao silver ornaments mainly include silver crowns, silver horns, silver combs, silver earrings, ear posts, earrings, collars, necklaces, necklaces, bracelets and rings. Most of these silverware are handmade by Miao silversmiths. There are symmetrical structure, balanced structure, connected structure and radial structure.

The technological methods include casting, punching, weaving, engraving and carving. Most of the patterns are dragon, phoenix, flowers and birds and other animal and plant patterns, which are vivid and exquisite. The patterns of these decorations symbolize beauty and happiness. When a girl gets married, all the silver ornaments are the property of her life, and her husband has no right to dispose of them.

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The headdresses of Zhuang women are very complicated, including those with hats, wrapped heads, handkerchiefs, spines, tops, silver hair pins and so on. Women of different ages should wear hats of different colors. Old women wear blue triangular hats. It means evergreen seasons and longevity; Middle-aged women wear blue triangular hats, which means good weather and prosperity.

The girl wears a cloth triangle hat, which means that the mountain flowers are brilliant and the future is bright. You can embroider all kinds of patterns on the hat at will, including flowers, birds, fish, insects, mountains and rivers, trees, lions, dragons, unicorns, pheasants and phoenixes, but you can't embroider tigers and leopards, because it is said that the triangular hat was originally used to expel tigers and leopards.