Characteristics and Styles of Wa People's Clothing in Yunnan Province

Wa people are mainly distributed in southwest Yunnan. In the long-term national development process, Wa costumes have gathered the essence of Wa culture and formed a unique costume culture. Wa costumes have the characteristics of deep, bright, heavy and lively, and have become a beautiful scenery of the Wa people in Yunnan. Now, let's see what the Wa people have.

Wa costumes inherit the original ecological impregnation process and waist machine weaving. The materials of thread include cotton thread, hemp thread and colored wool. The cotton thread is soaked in purple stems, fruits, plum juice and hemp seed skin, and the color is even and natural.

Most of the Wa people's costumes are black, which is the external expression of the Wa people's national cultural psychology of advocating black and taking black as beauty. Under the influence of foreign culture, Wa costumes pursue the diversification of colors and styles on the black tone. Wa people also reasonably match exquisite patterns and ornaments, such as headbands, earrings, beads, collars, bracelets and belts. So as to achieve the visual effect of bright color contrast, smooth lines and simplicity.

Under the same background of national culture and national aesthetic psychology, the traditional clothing of Wa nationality has strong regional characteristics.

Women in Yanshuai Dazhai, Cangyuan County are characterized by wearing a round hat decorated with flowers, or a walk-on with colored lines, long-sleeved shirts with diagonal Bunyo round neck tops, and long skirts with a slight swing. The upper garment is decorated with silvery gadgets, a big silver collar, colorful flower arrangement headdresses and a long skirt decorated with strong stripes, which shows the exaggerated and warm style of Yan Shuai Dazhai women's clothing. Outline the character of Yan Shuai Dazhai women who are cheerful and generous and pursue a better life.

Bunyo's long-sleeved shirt with round neck and oblique collar, white seashells "blue" at the waist, and beautifully woven skirt are the clothes that Yan Shuai and Yan Bing women are proud of. The characteristics of women's clothing in Yan Bing are reflected in the "blue" which symbolizes wealth and enjoys a history of more than 65,438+000 years, and the tube skirt pattern which represents mountains and rivers and symbolizes the prosperity of future generations.

Women in Paliang Pachu, Cangyuan County have similar dress styles. The woman wears a square scarf on her head, and Bunyo wears a long-sleeved shirt with a round neck and oblique collar, earrings, collars and other accessories, a cylindrical skirt with horizontal stripes such as blue and earth red, and a cloth belt around her waist. The beauty of color fluctuation and flow can be seen in the action. However, Paqiu also has a yellow striped skirt to match with its colorful stripes, showing a bright style.

In Lyman, the hometown of Beehive, women like to wear different styles of clothes. In Bunyo, he wore a long-sleeved dress with a round neck and oblique lapels. His clothes were black and navy blue. Under the skirt, there are white cotton cloth or earth-red cotton cloth with red or yellow stripes, and cotton cloth with bright blue background and knitted wool flowers. Subtly, there is a pendant made of colored wool hanging on the skirt. It falls with the skirt, elegant and charming, with a variety of customs.

Lyman women's clothing is touching, the head is wrapped in Baotou, plus a square towel, and then decorated with white cotton strips. There are many beads hanging around the neck, black or navy cotton cloth wrapped around the legs, and dotted wool flowers woven on the binding cloth. The whole dress is harmonious in color and seamless. The affectionate Lyman costume is a colorful flowing landscape, inspired by the fanatical and enthusiastic bee barrel.

Wearing a colored thread walk-on on her head, a long-sleeved coat with a round neck and an oblique Bunyo, a long skirt decorated with red lines, a silver sunflower hanging around her neck and a handkerchief on her body are the favorite clothes of women in WengDingyuan Ecological Village. Weng Ding's dress style is simple.

The traditional costumes of the Wa people in Banhong, Banlao and Nanla are similar to those of the Dai people. Most middle-aged and elderly women wear black or white headscarves, long-sleeved dresses with round neck and Bunyo diagonal buttons and black skirts. Young women generally don't wear Baotou, their hair is wrapped in black line, and their skirts are rich in color.

The traditional Wa men's wear is mainly black or chamomile. The jacket has a long-sleeved shirt with a round neck and oblique front, Bunyo, a long-sleeved shirt with a double front collar and Bunyo, and a black crotch and trousers. In some places, a long cloth belt is tied around the waist, which has a solemn and resolute wind.

With the development of society, modern Wa costumes are developed on the basis of absorbing the essence of traditional costumes. Modern clothes are beautiful and generous. Women's wear includes short-sleeved pullover with triangular collar, short-sleeved shirt with double-breasted sleeves, long-sleeved shirt with round neck and square collar, short skirt or medium skirt and long skirt, which are more casual and changeable, and have the characteristics of practicality, fashion and leisure. Accessories include silver hair bands with cultural and contemporary characteristics, earrings, various necklaces, hand ornaments and even foot ornaments. Men's wear includes stand-up collar long-sleeved shirts and double-breasted jackets. It is decorated with a bull's head pattern or the word "AV" with a red head.

Cangyuan Wa costume combines the original idea of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and is woven from original ecological fabrics and traditional handicrafts. With profound cultural connotation, rich styles, beautiful, convenient and comfortable, it can be used as a costume for stage performance, daily work and home, and also as a treasure of folk art, which has collection and appreciation value and is deeply loved by men, women and children. Nowadays, it has become fashionable to speak Wa language, sing Wa songs, dance and eat Wa meals, and Wa costumes have broad market prospects.