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