Cultural Impression of Miao Silver Named "Butterfly Mother"
DAI Hong
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Beijing Polytechnic, Beijing 100176, China
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2017-05-24
Abstract
It does some research on the heritage and innovation of the patterns of Miao Silver so that the intangible cultural heritage can be extended and protected. It is based on the history of Miao Nationality and its culture of national costume. Through analyzing totem and patterns such as "butterfly" and "Jiyu" bird and via learning their belief, custom and the way of expression wishes, it sums up the art craft and process of swaging Miao silver, shows the powerful social function and national cultural connotation. The innovation of applying of Miao silver patterns and inheritance mode of swage craft make Miao Silver be considered not only a kind of craft or decoration, but also a kind of art which can promote the ethnic culture and proper the national cultural products.