Features Of Tibetan Clothing: Fat Waist, Long Sleeves And Big Buttons.

With a long history, the study of Tibetan costumes is bound to promote and deepen the study of Tibetan formation and the history of cultural development.

Fat waist, long sleeves and big skirt are typical structures of Tibetan clothing.

Pastoral area

The gowns and gowns of officials and aristocrats and their monks have this characteristic in religious festivals.

Lhasa, Shigatse, Shannan and other areas of the "Tong" (short) also has this characteristic.

As for the "Xiu" in the industrial area, its basic structure is similar to that of the robe style of fat waist and big cap.

But its structure is simpler than its robe, which not only saves the sleeves, but also merges the front and the skirts.

The basic characteristics of Tibetan clothing structure determine its series of additional costumes.

Wearing a straight robe is not convenient, and the belt is indispensable.

Belts and boots are the main accessories for accessories.

All kinds of "Roxon" (with a jewel waist) is tied to the buttocks on the waistband to form various tail ornaments.

All kinds of exquisite "stop poverty" (similar to dagger) are also tied to the belt.

When did the Tibetan costume come into being? At present, the costumes of Qiang people, which are directly depicted in the same way as Tibetan costumes, can be seen in the images of the bronze characters unearthed in the tombs of the Warring States period and the Western Han Dynasty in the Jinning Shi Zai Shan.

There are nearly three hundred figures in the bronze ware on the stone hill.

Some of them were plaited.

This dress features: both men and women are combed with double braids, wearing a straight striped garment, or a fur cape and bare arms or arms, with hair ornaments on the head.

According to the research and archaeological discoveries of remote ancient history, it has been proved that in ancient times, Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu, Xinjiang and other places were areas where Qiang people were active.

In the Hami area close to the Qinghai Tibet Plateau, archaeologists discovered primitive social cemetery.

With the determination of carbon 14 in the national cultural relics unit, it is generally believed that the ancient corpse has been around for three thousand years.

In ancient corpse soil, the hair was braided into many plaits, and some of the clothes worn by the deceased were still intact.

Male corpse often wears felt hat, fur or leather coat, long leather pants, feet wear long leather boots, and boots also have wool and ribbon legs. The difference is that sometimes the leather boots are also attached with small copper ornaments, and the color of each kind of wool fabrics is also very bright. Most of them are red and green, brown, black and so on, and they are very beautiful and generous.

These are all quite woolen handicrafts.

From the costumes of ancient corpses, there are some basic features, such as fur coats, woolen robes, feet in boots, hair ribbons and legs, waist girdle, small bronze knives and so on.

From historical records, the hair Qiang and Tang yak in Tibet area are directly related to each other in the northwest of China.

Ancient corpse

The basic characteristics are the same as those of Qiang people in the literature.

Therefore, it can be deduced that the Tibetan costume may have possessed the basic characteristics of modern Tibetan clothing around the Eleventh Century BC.

Later, the Tibetan costumes were constantly evolving, developed and enriched because of the interaction of the Ministry and ethnic groups in Tibet and the influence of other factors.

In addition to clothing shoes and hats, jewelry in Tibet also adds colorful dazzling ornaments to traditional dress culture with its rich variety.

The concept of jewelry is commonly used as "embellishment" for human body and clothing in Han culture. In Tibetan culture, especially for women, it is more appropriate to use "four characters".

All kinds of jewelry and their pendants are all over the body.

A hairpin, hairpin, bone ring, jade pan, hair pearl chain and various earrings on the head; all kinds of protective accessories such as necklaces, pearls, brackets (ancient metal sacred objects) and gourd, which are worn on the chest; waist belts, metal belts, hanging flickers, waist pockets, milk hooks, Tibetan knives, seashells, small bells, etc. a large number of exquisite decorations; all kinds of rings and bracelets worn on the hand, colorful ribbons worn behind, and various kinds of gold and silver jewelry.

Women in Ali area even decorate their necks with coral and agate.

These jewelry pendants are made by hand crafted by Tibet folk craftsmen, especially for the selection and production of gold and silver jewelry.

For example, the metal processing technology in the eastern Tibetan area has a high reputation in the whole Tibetan area for the processing and processing of gold and silver and the carving of Tibetan knives.

Ornaments, ornaments and ornaments are very popular among Tibetans. They are very artistic and cultural. They are very good at developing animals, plants and ideal mascots in the life. They also appear in jewelry. With the development of society, some patterns have become the marks of all social strata and occupational areas. What is more, the strong influence of religious culture on drawings and the religious ideas of Tibetan people on jewelry pendants are more prominent.

For example, "three treasures", "ten freedom", "double deer Falun", "Peng bird", "water dragon" and many religious symbols in religious culture are adopted and applied in various forms.

The number "Nine" praised by Bon has become the most auspicious number of jewelry patterns.

The Tibetan's preference for Turquoise and its wide application are not only because of its beauty, but also the gift of God.

The manifestation of traditional jewellery in Tibet depends on the Tibetan ideology and social form, as well as the traditional production and living style, especially the traditional nomadic life. It is also necessary to pform the property accumulated by the whole family and even generations into jewelry. It is safe and convenient for the four to move to find a rich place of water and grass.

So Tibetan people are not only dressed in costumes, but also a huge property, showing not only beauty, but also luxury and wealth.