Silver Kerchief
The Miao sew five pieces of silver ornament on a red-green striped kerchief. The middle one is bigger and placed on the forehead; and the other four are smaller and placed before and after the ears; all of them are hollowed-out silver flowers. The flickering silver and the flowery colors of the cloth bring out the best in each other, showing a unique feature.
Silver Clasp
The silver hair clasp of the Miao ethnic minority falls into many designs, and most of them take flowers, birds or butterflies as the theme. Even the same theme of flower may vary in shape: it may be a single-lobed or double-lobed flower, a bunch or a bundle, dense or sparse, and may be in various models and sizes. As far as the style is concerned, some are fine, slim and delicately beautiful, and some are full of classical beauty of simplicity and heaviness.
Silver Pin
The Miao people have various ways to wear the silver pin. The silver pin of the Miaos in Longli City is formed by three silver balls, and on each ball hangs three silver bells. The whole pin is inserted behind the bun. That of the Miao in Shidong City is in the shape of a dragonhead in various sizes. The big ones are used for festivals, and small ones are used in daily life. It is inserted horizontally all through the top bun, with a section of the clasp protruding in sidelong, looking very conspicuous.
Silver Network Chain
The silver network chain is a kind of hair clasp. The typical one is the five-stranded net chain, fixed by the pin. The five strands of silver chain are like a net spreading out, covering the hair bun.
Silver Comb
The silver comb is both a tool to comb and press the hair and an adornment. It is usually made of wood, covered with silver skin except for the comb dents, on the back are various decorative silver patterns. Its modeling may be complicated or simple. The silver comb is full of elegant patterns such as flowers, birds, dragon, deer and so on.
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