| For Tibetans, jewelry is a part of everyday life as | | | | generous and elegant. |
| well as a reflection of their religious beliefs. Tibetan | | | | Â |
| jewelry often represents deities or ritual items, | | | | - Married Tibetan Women's Head Jewelry |
| such as dorjes or mantras. | | | | Â |
| Â | | | | Girls are alone braided while married women are |
| | | | double-braided, and without hair support, and the |
| Â | | | | length of the red strings are longer than that of |
| Jewelry has traditionally been an important part of | | | | their hair plait, women set their two crossed |
| Tibetan daily dress. It is believed, jewels put | | | | circular braids in the head from the back of their |
| people in touch with deities, and protect them | | | | heads, that looked dignified, generous and mature. |
| from the many hazards of life in their rugged and | | | | Â |
| treacherous land. Himalayan jewelry is often | | | | - Head Jewelry of Tibetan Women in Pastoral |
| oversized and heavy, with elaborate surface | | | | Areas |
| design and an exuberance of color. | | | | Â |
| Â The value of jewelry was historically | | | | It's difficult to judge a pastoral woman who has |
| determined by the intensity of color and size of | | | | married or not, because regardless of age they all |
| the components, rather than the value in gems or | | | | have several small braids on their head, same as |
| precious metals. Our jewelry collection offers a | | | | Uygur girls, they bind these small braids into two |
| diverse group of jewelry, ranging from Tibetan | | | | and decorated them with red and green hair |
| silver items to sterling silver. We have the larger | | | | strings, also bunch corals, pearls, agates and |
| more traditional Tibetan pieces, and also smaller | | | | nine-eye beads on the two braids, which often as |
| delicate items. From bracelets and rings to | | | | long as their body and often draged with their |
| earrings, there is a beautiful piece of jewelry | | | | skirt edges. If they put their braids circled on the |
| that's perfect for everyone. | | | | head, it will looked as a jeweled crown and much |
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| Tibet Silver Jewelry | | | | Â |
| | | | - Head Jewelry Wearing in Tibetan's Mourning |
| | | | Period |
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| Silver is one of a precious metal with relative low | | | | In mourning period, Chinese men and women are |
| price and are used widely in Tibet jewelry, at the | | | | all wearing black armbands, while Tibetan women |
| sametime Tibetan people also believe that the | | | | merely should wearing different jewelry, that is |
| shines and colors emitted by silver possessed the | | | | the only judgement mark to discern that special |
| capacity of avoiding disaters. | | | | occasion. Tibet girls in the first year of |
| Â Tibet jewelry used 925 purity silver | | | | her mourning period should wearing green hair |
| commonly, for the reason that the 925 silver has | | | | strings and wearing pale red strings in the next |
| a more higher rigidity than 100% pure | | | | year, and they could reuse a red hair string in the |
| silver and difficult to deform, more importantly, it | | | | third year. |
| is showing a gloss more rich in quality, while the | | | | Â |
| 100% purity silver is too soft to used in Tibet | | | | - Tibetan Elderly Spinster's Head Jewelry  |
| jewelry. And 925 silver are often called "pure | | | | Â |
| silver" in business practices. | | | | Tibetan Elderly Spinster's Head Jewelry is different |
| Â | | | | from married women, and different from young |
| - Traditionly Tibet Silver Jewelry | | | | girls too, a elderly spinster also have an alone |
| | | | braid, she put her braid circled on the head |
| | | | decorated with pale red hair strings, but is absent |
| Â | | | | of a hair support. |
| Traditionly Tibet jewelry is a white copper-made | | | | Â |
| imitation silver jewelry with a small quantity of | | | | - Tibetan Men's Head Jewelry |
| silver added in, and this kind tibet silver jewelry is | | | | Â |
| very similar to the texture of silver jewelry, | | | | Tibetan men generally have a long plait, they will |
| furthermore has a more anti-brasive capacity | | | | keep the hair on the head braided, and shave off |
| than silver, because this kind of silver material has | | | | hairs below pate. Tibetan men do not use red hair |
| a certain extensibility, exquisite Kasi products could | | | | strings to bind their plaits, but using a black hair |
| be produced by using this kind of material. | | | | string, whose color is same with the hair. Tibetan |
| Â | | | | men's plaits are not braided with three hair |
| - General Tibet Silver Jewelry | | | | strands as women's, they are braided with four |
| | | | or five hair strands, so men's plaits are braided |
| | | | into a flat one, looked more tight and powerful. |
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| In fact, Tibet jewelry itself is a business | | | | Remarks for Ending: |
| term, initially people called white copper mixed | | | | Â |
| with a little silver as Tibet silver, later called all | | | | |
| white copper jewelry as Tibet silver jewelry, | | | | Â |
| businessman nowadays called those jewelry | | | | Tibet Jewelry are beautiful things come from |
| products made of aluminum-alloy as Tibet silver. | | | | Tibet, it born with the magic powder endowed by |
| In fact, the traditional Tibetan jewelry are never | | | | that piece of land. Natural stones, corals, animal |
| use aluminum-alloy materials. In recent | | | | bones and silver are the main material of Tibet |
| years as Tibet jewelry culture become popular, a | | | | jewelry, these materials are common, and in |
| large number of fashion Tibet jewelry imitated | | | | rough exterior, but contain exquisite connotations. |
| with traditional Tibetan jewelry style appeared in | | | | Tiny patterns, engraving, mosaics are formed |
| market, which often use low-price tin-aluminum | | | | Tibet jewelry's design style subtly, also has strong |
| alloy materials. Tibet jewelry made of such a kind | | | | and thick antique and original rustic flavors. |
| of material are beyond authentic, but for their | | | | Â |
| ultra-low prices they are still very welcomed by | | | | Â |
| ordinary consumers. | | | | All Tibet jewelries are made by hands, and each |
| Â | | | | piece is in a class by itself. |
| Something Intresting About Tibet Head Jewelry | | | | Many Tibet jewelries are created by lamas in |
| Â | | | | temple. Tibetans have a custom that to daub oils |
| Tibet Headwear Jewelry is standardized, rigorous | | | | on body, and believe that is on behalf of health. |
| and humorous, also varied with different regions, | | | | The same as Lama, so on some Tibet jewelries |
| ages and marriage conditions. Speaking with great | | | | there are loops of scale. |
| interest, I'd like to give several examples for our | | | | Â |
| readers. | | | | Â |
| Â | | | | With rich culture and heroic design styles, Minority |
| | | | people's jewelry can not only attract your eyes, |
| Â | | | | also impact your heart and soul. In this world |
| Tibetan Girls' Head Jewelry | | | | returned to nature, Tibet jewelry's mystery and |
| Â | | | | some a kind of romantic mood even get more of |
| Same as Chinese girls, Tibetan girls like to has a | | | | our hearts' quest. Even you are dressed in general |
| single plait, the root of the braid was binded with | | | | as usually, whenever you wear a piece of jewelry |
| a red hair string, which was called "Xia Jiu" in | | | | featured with Tibetan folk colors, you will looked |
| Tibetan Language. The only difference is that | | | | more attractive and outstanding in common |
| Tibetan girls weaved their braids in a triangular and | | | | crowds. |
| set it on the head, so it look more beautiful, | | | | |