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Jacket
This jacket was made by the Miao people, a minority group located in southwestern China. The jacket is just a small part of an elaborate outfit that usually consists of a skirt, silver necklaces and headdress. The patterns on the clothing and types of headdress typically change depending on the tribe. Clothing is a major form of expression for the Miao women. Young women
often make their own costumes to wear to festivals using the skills they
have learned from their mothers and grandmothers. This jacket was decorated
with a number of different techniques such as appliqué and embroidery.
The metal decorations consist of small metal cones and round bells which
hang off of the animals which have been embossed on metal plates. When
the cones strike together they create a soft tinkling sound which is reminiscent
of rain. Metal decorations like these are perceived as a sign of wealth,
since silver is not naturally found in this region.
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