Tibetan Turquoise Cultural Tradition

In ancient times, the history of making jewelry from turquoise was very long, such as the Indians of the Americas and the ancient Persians. Among the various ethnic groups in our country, the most commonly used for turquoise is the Tibetan people.

Basically every Tibetan has some form of turquoise. On the Tibetan Plateau, people have long known about the origin of turquoise. In general, the quality of turquoise imported from Persia is optimal, and the quality introduced from the Mainland is general. The southwestern United States is a new source of supply. The evaluation standard for Tibetan turquoise high quality products is that the color is sky blue and there is no crack.

Turquoise has played an important role in Tibet since ancient times. It was used as the first king's crown to serve as an altar for the altar, as well as a gift given by the king to the high lamas and a tribute to his neighbors. Among the jewels worn by Lhasa nobles this century, gold and turquoise are still the main materials.

In many Asian societies, blue is considered Geely, and many special powers are attributed to this blue or blue jewel. Some Tibetan societies believe that wearing a turquoise ring can bless the trip safely. Dreaming of turquoise means the beginning of auspiciousness and a new life. The green turquoise that is worn on the body is a sign of liver disease. Others say that this shows the turquoise's ability to suck out the jaundice virus.

Many Tibetans wear a turquoise necklace on their necks that is considered a soul. An ancient legend chronicles the relationship between turquoise and soul: According to God's providence, the subjects of the Tibetan king must not drop any piece of turquoise into the river, because the soul may leave his body and die.

Turquoise is usually used as a bead. Sizes vary from 8 to 60 mm, either with or without grinding. In the rosary with the Buddha's sacred 108 beads, the turquoise can be a major bead or washer.

Many Tibetan societies use turquoise for everyday hair accessories. Nomadic women combed their hair into 108 petals, decorated with turquoise and coral. For married women in southern Tibet, turquoise beads on their hair are indispensable and it expresses their wish for her husband’s longevity. Wearing no turquoise on the hair is considered disrespectful to her husband.

In the western part of the Himalayas, turquoise and other valuable objects are sewn directly to women's dresses or children's caps. Sometimes the entire front coat of the coat is decorated with metal sheets, shells, beads of various materials, buttons and turquoise. The accessories on the child's hat also have a protective effect.

Most Tibetan women also have necklaces of turquoise beaded together with other valuables such as corals, amber, pearls and jadeite. Men's accessories are relatively simple, usually with a few turquoise beads and coral strings around the neck, or on the ear lobe tied with a turquoise beads. Women in Manang, northwestern Nepal, are proud to wear a 70mm long turquoise block with two coral beads on their side. Putting on this piece of jewellery means that your business husband is safe and secure.

Amulet containers are an important jade jewelry in Asia. Every Tibetan has one or more of these containers to hold religious written documents. Protective objects such as fabrics or miniature religious figures that have been cut from the clothes of high lamas. This type of container can be a plain cloth bag, but it is more of an intricately carved gold and silver box, and rarely has turquoise decoration. Sometimes a medium-sized turquoise is placed in the center, and sometimes many turquoise stones and diamonds, rutile and emeralds are uniquely arranged on the 24K gold ancestral objects. In particular, it is worth mentioning that in Lhasa and central Tibet, a special type of body protector is popular: in the shape of a mandala (bodhisattva and a place dedicated to this image), there are two cross-shaped squares of gold and silver , Usually the entire box is inlaid with turquoise.

Any piece of jade jewelry in Tibet may contain turquoise. It is common to have 24K gold, silver or bronze and white copper rings set with turquoise. There is a very special ring in the shape of a typical "saddle," which is usually very large. Tibetan men wear it on their hands or hair. Women like small rings.

Regardless of the Tibetan group, women or men, they love ear lobes. Women's ear lobes are worn in pairs, while men wear only one ear lobe on the left ear. The ear lobes worn by nobles in Lhasa are daunting. A large ear lobe made of gold, turquoise and pearls has been pulled from the ear to the chest. A flower-shaped earring (called "ear shield") worn by women in central Tibet on grand occasions may be more appropriate because these earrings are carefully placed in front of the ears and tied to the hair or hair nets. The entire surface is Cloth has turquoise.

The above examples are just a few of the turquoise ornaments. There are many other accessories decorated with turquoise, such as with a hanging and chain, milk bucket hooks, apron hooks, chest ornaments, back ornaments, hair ornaments and metal garlands and so on.

Although the turquoise of traditional jewelry in the Tibetan culture area can still be seen in daily life, the use of turquoise is declining. Many fine folk jewelry enter the hands of alchemists or flow into the hands of Western collectors.

However, the characteristics of Tibetan culture are obvious, showing its brilliant achievements in many aspects, and it still burns an inexhaustible flame. Turquoise, as part of this cultural feature, is a hope for Tibetans. The inevitable changes will still leave a place for the soul and beauty of Tibetan turquoise.

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