Wa Costume

Wa Costume

Wa Nationality -- clothing

The Wa people worship red and black. Most of their costumes are black and decorated with red. They basically retain the characteristics of the ancient mountain nationality. Wa women's decoration has its own characteristics. They like to wear big earrings, wide bracelets and thin rattan rings, which symbolizes the rugged and bold character of Wa people. Relatively speaking, there is nothing special about men's clothing except the black bag. But like tattoos, most of them in the chest thorn cattle head, wrist thorn birds, legs thorn forest pattern. When you go out, you often carry a flowery cloth bag and wear a long knife or firearm, which gives you a sense of grandeur. And the women's clothes are distinctive. The most prominent one is wearing a silver band about 3cm wide, long hair, and an indigo collarless skirt with a right lapel and a horizontal flower tube skirt. Waist red cloth wide belt and dozens of thin rattan ring. He has large round Earrings hanging from his ears and shoulders, a large silver collar and a thin necklace around his neck. Elderly people like to wear large umbrella shaped earrings about 5 cm long, with various patterns carved on the top. Some women put fragrant flowers and herbs in their ears, and some put RMB to go out to the market. It's very convenient for them to take them as they want. In Ximeng, a wa inhabited area, women, rich or poor, have a pair of wide bracelets that they wear around their wrists for years. The bracelet is about 5cm wide and is mostly made of silver. It is carved with various exquisite patterns, beautiful and shiny, and is a favorite decoration for Wa women.

brief introduction

The clothing of the Wa nationality varies from place to place, and basically retains the characteristics of the ancient mountain nationality, showing the rugged and bold character of the Wa people. The Wa people in Ximeng maintain the most traditional customs and the most typical costumes. The wa men in Ximeng wear collarless and short skirts, green cloth and baggy shorts, cloth handkerchief wrapped around the head, big earrings and leggings, straw sandals or bare feet. Young men often wear bamboo and rattan rings as decorations. Some men still keep the traditional decoration of wearing a piece of crotch cloth. The wa women in Ximeng wear tight sleeveless short clothes and home woven red and black striped skirts. They are barefoot and wear earrings or big earrings. They wear silver rings or dozens of strings of beads between their necks. They like to wear armbands and bracelets. The bracelets are about 5cm wide and are mostly made of silver. They are carved with exquisite patterns and patterns. They are beautiful and shiny. They are the favorite ornaments of Wa women. At the waist, there are also a number of rattan rings and bamboo strings Decoration. Made of red cloth or metal. In the past, WA women wore several or dozens of bamboo and rattan rings on their feet. According to the custom, every year a woman increases her age, she will add a hoop, so there is a saying that "if you want to know the age, you can count the hoops.". In cold weather, WA men wear hemp blanket or cotton blanket to keep warm. In addition, the wa men also have the custom of tattooing, most of the patterns are animal patterns, but also a small number of plant patterns.