Chinese National Costume Culture -- Maonan Dress Culture

Maonan people live mainly in Huanjiang, Guangxi, upper, middle and lower Nanshan District, and the rest are distributed in Guangxi, Hechi, Nandan, Yishan and Duan.

Population more than 70 thousand (fourth census 1990).

The ethnic dress features of the southern ethnic group are based on gender, age, seasonal use and social status. They are usually classified into various types and patterns. They are usually divided into cloths (Maonan language called "bone work class"), women's clothing (bone elbowers), young clothing (bone Le work), children's clothing (bone cleaner) and old people's clothing (bone elder) are different. According to seasons and usage, winter clothes are called "bone year fragrance" and summer clothes are called "bone age sudden". Mao

The ethnic costume features of Maonan Nationality:

The biggest feature of women's wear is a right cardigan and a pair of trousers with three yellow lace, from the collar to the skirt with black lace, and the lace has big and small points.

The size of the chopsticks is so large that the large lace is also less expensive and easier to sew. The small lace has tiny matches, so the stitching is exquisite and beautiful. The trouser legs of the trousers are also trimmed with three black lace, and the size of the lace should be the same as that of the coat.

A head wrapped towel, a silver bun or jade bracelet, a silver bracelet or jade bracelet, embroidered shoes on the feet, and a "top cloth flower" on the shoulders (Hua Zhumao).

Characteristics of Maonan Ethnic Costumes: Men's clothing

Men's dress is called "five buckles". It also has the same right as the dress, but not lace. It is characterized by five bright brass buttons. Maonan is called "bone e Ni", which means five buckled clothes.

One collar button, three right collar, vertical relative to the collar button, one in the navel position, one under the cardigan, the clothes pocket is like the dress, the seam is not exposed in the right skirt.

The headscarf is about eight feet long, and from left to right, it is wrapped around the head on the head. There are cloth beard at the end of the scarf, and the top of the scarf is wrapped around the black top. The Maonan dialect is called the "hanging claw", the black waist belt is eight feet long. The two ends of the belt are red, yellow, blue, white wool or white toothed cloth. When the waist is wrapped, the two ends of the belt need to be exposed.

Characteristics of Maonan Ethnic Costumes: Maonan Nationality

Maonan women love to wear embroidered shoes. There are three forms of "double bridge", "cat nose" and "cloud head". The "double bridge" shoes are decorated with two lace in two colors of red and green, like two stone arch bridges across the river, and also like a pair of rainbow absorbing water, hence the name.

The "cat nose" shoes are made of five colored flowers with shoe tips on the upper of the shoe, with the tip like the nose of a little cat.

The shoes of "cloud top" shoes are embroidered with patterns of lotus root. These exquisite embroidered shoes are usually worn for wedding banquets and relatives. At home, people wear black cloth shoes and Maonan people go for long distances.

The silver ornaments of Maonan Nationality add luster to women and children. Besides silver bracelets, earrings, silver collars, silver unicorns, silver rings, silver hairpins, "five sons" and "silver Chai" and "silver comb" are also used.

Young women wear earrings to show that they have been married or engaged. Children wear silver locks to drive away evil.

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The ethnic costume features of Maonan Nationality:

color

Men and women wear colors like blue and blue and blue and rarely wear yellow and white. Only mourning clothes are made of white cloth.

When the men and women wear white clothes, when they want to enter other families, they must take white clothes and white towels outside the door to enter the house. Otherwise, the master thinks the omens are bad.

Maonan people cherish their clothes (especially their personal clothes). They call themselves "themselves", and Han meaning is "soul", so they do not lose their clothes, afraid that others will take their souls and bring disaster.

Women avoid breast exposure.

Characteristics of Maonan Ethnic Costumes: silver ornaments

The silver ornaments of Maonan Nationality add luster to women and children. Besides silver bracelets, earrings, silver collars, silver unicorns, silver rings, silver hairpins, "five sons" and "silver Chai" and "silver comb" are also used.

Young women wear earrings to show that they have been married or engaged. Children wear silver locks to drive away evil.

Characteristics of Maonan Ethnic Costumes: bamboo hat

Maonan handicraft product "flower bamboo hat" is the most distinctive feature, and is also a highlight of their costumes.

The flower bamboo hat is well made, beautiful and practical, and is loved by everyone.

The diameter of the cap is usually 70 centimeters, two points inside and outside.

It takes about 700 more bamboo strips to make a hat.

First, paint on the outer surface, so that it is light and water tight and durable.

The inner layer of the cap is made of black and yellow two color bamboo strips into various geometric patterns.

Decorate the hat with colorful ribbons and beads.

It is said that "flower bamboo hat" can bring love and good fortune to young men and women, so it has become a token of love between men and women.

It is said that more than 100 years ago, a young man wore his "bamboo hat" made by his father to catch the polder. A beautiful girl was used as a token of affection, and the girls and young men followed suit. "Bamboo hat" became a token of love between men and women.

Whenever the song fair, the boys always wear "bamboo hat" to catch up with the polder. If you fancy a girl, they will give her the "flower bamboo hat". If the girl is interested, she will readily accept it.

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Brocade crafts.

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Huanjiang area.

Make quilt, strap heart, hang bag and so on.

Braided with cotton thread and velvet yarn and earth machine.

Pattern patterns are star anise, incense flower, border mole flower, Phoenix flower and so on.

The brocade pattern has a geometric structure.