Study On Yunnan Wa Ethnic Group Silver Ornament Art

Starting from the birth of humanity, they have made a pursuit of the beauty, the creation of the beauty. Since ancient times, they have had the heart of ornamenting beauty. The earliest of age, they used natural feathers, animal bones, branches, flowers, ornaments, etc., to disguise themselves. In the Neolithic archaeological sites, there had unearthed the processing traces of bone ornaments, stone ornaments, tooth ornaments, shells and other decorative accessories for body decoration which is an important matter witness. Following the human culture advancement, the accessories craft came into being. But the selection of accessories material quality choice relates to various ethnic groups, such as preferences and beliefs, and it was given special cultural meaning. Wa ethnic group has only one in mind to the silver accessories affection and regards the silver to exorcise evades thing of the ghost, and silver accessories are the most brilliant, the most dazzling part in their festive costumes, the most important is that the shiny silver accessories is a sign of pursuing truthfulness ,good and beauty. And they are also the most significant cultural features, the most intuitive signs. The Wa ethnic silver accessories receives the tradition and demonstrates the rich Wa ethnic culture of Awa area and contains many esthetic ideals,the ecology theory and the modern value. And they have research value in the ethnology, folklore, the anthropology,art and other aspects of study. In the tourism economic and other cultural industries alao have their own unique reference function. This article uses art anthropology ,artistic cultural science methods and results to study the essence and the manifestation of Wa ethnic silver accessories and emphatically analyzes the cultural ecology and cultural connotation of bearing,as well as from the artistic feature reflecting the unique aesthetic personality. And through in Cangyuan Weng Ding Wa ethnic group village field investigation, to explore the silverware artistic heritage and development.This article includes six parts:The first:Include background and meaning, analysis and overview, theories basis and related theories concept of the research present condition, the countryside fieldwork place,and studies method and route;The second:Wa ethnic silver ornament's cultural foundation -- Wa ethnic group's race name, Wa ethnic group's development brief history, Wa ethnic group's present situation.The third:Combination of field investigation of Silver Wa unique historical conditions and silverware shapes and decorative practices, production techniques, pattern characteristics, wear custom, silversmith to do a detailed introduction. The article will focus on analyzing the patterns of characteristics.The fourth: To explore Wa ethnic group silver ornament's culture. It includes the rich cultural breath, the rich esthetic value idea, the rich social function value, this chapter is the present paper key point.The fifth:Still closely unified the field investigation situation, analyzes the Wa ethnic group silver ornament's present situation, its development present situation is the Wa ethnic group traditional culture miniature.The sixth:The conclusion and point.