Craft:100% hand embroidered craft with thousands of years history

Butterfly represents mother in Miao Tribe.

Miao embroidery has high artistic value and enjoys good fame worldwide. Miao ladies learn batik and embroidery from the age of six or seven and achieve their social status in this fashion. The girl who can embroider special patterns is seen to be hardworking and intelligent, and will become a sought after bride.

Miao embroidery is rich in colour, and shapes and lines of figures are exaggerated and vividly drawn, making people feel bright, clear and passionate. Figures usually come from daily life through images of flowers, birds, worms, and fish. Through artistic abstraction, it is bravely exaggerated and deformed, expressing aesthetic feeling and ideal of creator.

As young Miao ladies are moving to cities, this exquisite handicraft is diminishing. Collectors and museums (including British Museum) are working hard to collect and preserve them, especially those antique pieces.

Rich Artistic Connotation & Historical Background:

This hat is a handmade embroidered hat of Chinese ethnic minorities, which adopts traditional Chinese embroidery techniques.

This technique has a long history in China, dating back to the Shang and Zhou dynasties thousands of years ago.

Embroidery is a very delicate handicraft that requires superb skills and patience.

The patterns on this hat are exquisite, showcasing the charm and uniqueness of Chinese traditional culture.

Its design inspiration comes from the traditional costumes of Chinese ethnic minorities, integrating modern fashion elements to show a unique aesthetic sense.

This hat is not only an artwork but also a cultural inheritance and expression.

It represents the essence and value of Chinese traditional culture, as well as the pursuit and creativity of the Chinese people for beauty.

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