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Miao Hairpin 14,5 x 4 cm

Posted by Eva Baby on January 13, 2013 at 10:12am
the Miao are hilltribe people, having their own culture, they live partly (or mainly) in China, but some also live in Thailand in the3-countries-area in northern Thailand, This sub-group is sometimes also called Hmong. The main group lives primarily in southern China, in the provinces of Guizhou, Hunan, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guangxi, Hainan, Guangdong, and Hubei. Some members of the Miao sub-groups, most notably Hmong people, have migrated out of China into SoutheastAsia (northern Vietnam, Laos, Burma (Myanmar) and Thailand). Thesehilltribes in Thailand (north of Chieng Mai, area Chieng Rai and beyond) wear mostly black dresses decorated with very colourful embroideries and dangles. Also they wear beautiful jewellery (usually 30 % silver, rest unknown mix). (I used to live in Thailand, a long time ago......therefore a certain connection to this area)
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  • Akkie January 13, 2013 at 4:34pm
    Lovely hairpin. Do you have also the book 'Peoples of the Golden Triangle' from Paul and Elaine
    Lewis? Nice book,I think. Descripe 6 tribes in Thailand.
  • Chantal January 13, 2013 at 5:24pm

    Very nice pin Eva. And thanks for taking the trouble to give us all the explanations. looks like Akkie's book suggestion would be a good idea!

  • Eva Baby January 13, 2013 at 7:28pm

    @Akkie: Thank you for the comments.  No, I do not know this book, but a good idea, I will try to find it.

    @ Chantal: Thank you, yes, it could be a very good idea with that book named by Akkie, I will look around.

    Crazy me, I seem to have a flair for hairpins and hair decoration, just bought another one from Ethiopia!

     Photo will come sometime.

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