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Ethnic Embroidery of Qiang – a Miracle in Chinese Folk Art (4)
Paper-cutting and embroidery are both folk industrial art forms of China, they both are indivisible parts of Chinese folk culture. As a wonderful art miracle of Qiang nation culture, Qiang embroidery, in terms of design, color, form or stitch styles, are all imbued with rich deposits of the ancient Qiang nation's millennium culture and Qiang people's ideas for life.
The author believes that the merits and meanings to dig out the Qiang nation's folk embroidery and paper cutting art are not only exists in art scope, for us it's undoubtedly valuable and significant to learn more about the history of this nation and be aware of the relationships between the Qiang folk art and that of other nations.
Qiang nation, also be called "the nation stay in clouds ", mainly live together in the Mao county of Aba prefecture, Wenchuan county and Li county, as well as the Beichuan autonomous county of Qiang nation in Mianyang city in Sichuan province China. "Qiang Embroidery" is a subsistent heritage of Qiang nation culture that most lively so far and closest to Qiang nation people's life, it also is the best art communication bridge to the real-world, its forms, color matching and stitching styles are featured with significant ethnic characteristics.
Qiang nation people's costume are gorgeous as well as simple, and whether men or women in Qiang nation are all prefer to wearing headscarves, they are accustomed to wear long linen gowns that woven by themselves, wear long cloth gowns, coats, sheepskin vests too, and "Yunyun shoes" (a sort of Qiang nation's embroidered cloth shoes) on feet. A variety of geometric patterns of embroidery are familiar on Qiang women's clothes and they usually wearing silver jewelry such as earrings, silver plates and so on, and wearing embroidered shoes with sharp hook toes. Men in Qiang nation generally tie hanging knives and leather wallets on the waist, they wearing fabric shoes or straw sandals, and wrapping wool puttees, also with waist belts tied on. Today, in areas close to the cities and towns of Han people, affected by the Han people's clothing, Qiang people mostly wearing Han apparels and only wearing Qiang costumes in holidays.
Through the changes of history and turns of times, with the developing of Chinese cities, modern people favorite for going after changes and curious about adventures, as life styles and aesthetic concepts transformed, traditional folk embroidery appeared in cities from the countryside gradually, not only the sentiments and aspirations of citizen members have been infiltrated with embroidery art, but also thousands of families effected by and began to practice the skill of embroidery together.
Qiang folk art could switched to response the times, thus naturally to regain a new life. In particular, as in this prosperous millennium, people greet the occasion and are all eager to be rich, the embroidery art should to catch the popular fancy and focus on displaying the connotations of people's hopes that praying for rich, profit, good luck and safety. So, as served as a national product, Qiang embroidery could be descended and developed at the same time. Therefor, we can conclude that there is potential large market for the national folk art's enhancement and development.
In 21st century the most promoted idea we referred is innovation, we believe that based on maintaining the Qiang embroidery's traditional essences and integrated with our rich and profound culture deposits and modern styles, thus produced works combined with modern fashion elements, we are able to obtain a broader space for development and display Qiang embroidery art's unique charms.
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Turquoise jewelry has been unearthed in ancient Egyptian tombs. From the second ruler of Egypt's First Dynasty, approximately 5500 B.C., the four turquoise bracelets of Queen Zar were found on her mummified arm.
Aristotle and Pliny both refer to turquoise. Marco Polo even wroteabout it. It has always been considered a stone of life.
Native Americans also have a long-standing history with turquoise. For over a thousand years they have used it extensively for protection and healing. This stone has also been a valuable part of Native American religion, art, trade, treaty negotiations - and their famed turquoise jewelry.
Turquoise's use as a healing stone reaches far. Headaches, eye problems, fever, and insect bites are just a few of the ailments for which it has been used. It has been ground to a powder to make an elixir for stomach trouble.
Turquoise is considered to possess significant metaphysical properties. It is a harmonizing stone that is said to alleviate nervousness, help with problem solving, relieve stress from a hectic life, and promote friendship. It is also well known for its protective qualities and members of many cultures carry a turquoise amulet or stone with them at all times.
Turquoise beads, and carved animal fetishes are frequently used in jewelry. It is beautiful combined with other stones such as onyx, amethyst, or coral. Its color ranges from brilliant sky blue to green or yellow, and it usually has black or brown veins running through it.
Turquoise jewelry is very popular set in sterling silver, because it enhances the stone's natural blues.
This gorgeous stone is found in many places around the world. In North America it occurs in the dry areas of Arizona and New Mexico. In the East it occurs in China, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, and Persia.
Because turquoise can be rather porous and chalky, it is often not useable for jewelry until it is treated. There are various processes that are used on it.
Wax treatment is very common in Chinese turquoise. Paraffin wax is impregnated into the stone to deepen and stabilize the color, but it onlyaffects the surface.
Stabilization is a treatment which uses a resinous substance in a process of pressure and head that fills in the microscopic gaps in the stone with plastic resin. When cured, the product is a treated stone hard enough to cut and polish. Stabilization allows genuine but lower grade stones to be used in jewelry. It helps to keep the stone from chipping and prevents changes incolor caused by contact with skin oils.
Reconstituted turquoise is made with ground turquoise from inferior stones that is molded together with epoxy resin, dyed and pressed into stonelike forms. They look good and are useable for jewelry, but lack the value of genuine stones.
Another process referred to as "block" is used to create loaf-sized blocks from a mixture of plastic resin and dyes. There is no actual turquoisein this mix; it is entirely manmade and should be labeled "simulated". It ismade in many colors, and it is used extensively for inlay jewelry work.
So when in the market for turquoise jewelry, beads, or stones - be aware of what you are purchasing. Simulated and natural stones can both be terrific, depending on your needs. Just be certain the product you purchase is priced according to its composition.
And enjoy participating in the multi-millenium fashion of turquoise jewelry!
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