Lhoba costume joined in intangible cultural heritage
The Lhoba costume has been listed as China's intangible cultural heritage on Oct. 30, 2012.
Lhoba is a term of obscure (though probably Tibetan) origin which has come to apply to a diverse amalgamation of Tibeto-Burman tribespeople living in and around "Pemako" (a region in Southeastern Tibet),including Mainling, Medog, Zayi counties of Nyingchi Prefecture and Lhunze County of Shannan Prefecture.
Their dress are quite similar to the Tibetan costume.
The Idu men wear a sword and waterproof cane helmet, and a chignon on their hair and shields made of buffalo hide. Yidu weaponry includes straight Tibetan sword, dagger, bow and poisoned arrows.
The Lhoba men in Luoyu wear knee-length black jackets without sleeves and buttons made out of sheep's wool. They wear helmet-like hats either made from bearskin or woven from bamboo stripes or rattan laced with bearskin.
The Lhoba women wear narrow-sleeved blouses and skirts of sheep's wool.
They also wear ornaments that include earrings, necklaces made of beads, and bamboo plugs inserted into the ear lobe.
The weight of the ornaments the womenfolk wear is a symbol of their wealth, which includes shells, silver coins, iron chains bells, silver and brass earrings.
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