On Ethnic Dance Costumes In Southwest Guizhou

Southwest Guizhou Folk dance Dance Clothes & Accessories

The earliest dance costumes are not as complex and multi-level as the present national dance costumes. In the primitive period, the national dances and costumes are more primitive body decoration and practical bodily protection. When this practicality is satisfied, the primitive civil society carries out a decoration that they think is beautiful because of the needs of aesthetics or the worship of totem worship. With the continuous development of society, all kinds of cloth And the appearance of materials. Ethnic minority The change and development of dance costumes provide conditions, but the "Zong Yuan" that changes and develops is invariable.

If the Miao women wear silver ox horn headwear during festivals or major activities, it is because cattle farming improves the Miao's agricultural production conditions, improves the Miao's agricultural efficiency, and brings more wealth to the Miao people's agricultural labor, so they are full of worshipping and gratitude to cattle. They use ox horn as their decorative pattern and use it in large quantities. clothing In the weaving and dyeing, it is also made of silver horn horn headgear according to the shape of ox horn. This adornment is actually "symbolic meaning of religion, sacrifice and praying for wealth".

"In the process of human civilization, all aspects of its culture are formed in order to adapt to the environment, so the environment plays a certain restrictive role in the formation of culture." For example, the Miao nationality is divided into "black seedling", "flower seedling", "crooked comb seedling" and "Navy seedling" according to their natural environment. The girl's dress is colorful, her coat is wide, and her dress is covered with a pleated skirt under her knees. Another branch of Miao nationality is black seedling, and women's dress is more deep in color. It is mainly composed of blue and rusty red. The coat is more body and lower body, and the long skirt with feet and feet is gorgeous. There are many branches of Miao nationality, and each branch has its own unique costumes. The Miao costumes are magnificent and beautiful enough to make people memorable. No matter the changes of clothing patterns or the richness of decoration, they are beyond imagination. Among them, embroidery, brocade, silverware and batik are the most popular ones, and they can be described as gorgeous and exquisite in technology.

It can be seen that because of the differences in natural environment, living style, religious belief, living customs, aesthetic psychology and national temperament, the styles, colors, patterns and ornaments of different nationalities are varied. his Dance costumes It is also varied, and the use of cloth by different nationalities will be designed and manufactured according to the different regions and climate of different nationalities, the difference of religious totem worship and the different preferences of their nationalities.