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Not as scary as it looks<br /> <br /> Ritual topknot shaving ceremony, Basha Miao Village, Guizhou Province, China. <br /> <br /> Men in Basha go to great pains to maintain their distinctive hairstyle. It is achieved by shaving off all hair but that on the top of the head with a sharp sickle and coiling it into a topknot ( hugun, in the Miao language). In the old days it was braided into a queue but nowadays it it twisted into a topknot. The hugun signals masculinity and strength and has been worn for centuries.
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Not as scary as it looks

Ritual topknot shaving ceremony, Basha Miao Village, Guizhou Province, China.

Men in Basha go to great pains to maintain their distinctive hairstyle. It is achieved by shaving off all hair but that on the top of the head with a sharp sickle and coiling it into a topknot ( hugun, in the Miao language). In the old days it was braided into a queue but nowadays it it twisted into a topknot. The hugun signals masculinity and strength and has been worn for centuries.

Basha Villageethnic Miaogun villageGuizhou ProvinceChina

  • Smiling Miao girl carrying her young brother on her back (mostly unseen except for a little and a foot).<br /> <br /> Basha village, Guizhou Province, China.
  • Artists in the village<br /> <br /> Basha village, Guizhou Province, China. The village appears to be popular with Chinese artists.<br /> <br /> Arctanagent commented on the monochome painting and the many colours on the palette. I also noticed this and wondered about it when I saw it.
  • Artist working on his painting<br /> <br /> Basha village, Guizhou Province, China.
  • Woman carrying baskets on a pole and leading her little boy down the stairs<br /> <br /> Basha village, Guizhou Province, China.
  • Miao girl working with home woven traditional cotton cloth, Basha Miao village, Guizhou Province, China
  • Basha Miao woman smocking traditional attire, Basha Miao village, Guizhou Province, China (best larger)<br /> <br /> Smocking is an embroidery technique used to gather fabric in multiple small pleats and reducing it in size by around one-third of its original size so that it can stretch. It dates back to at least the 16th century.
  • Light from the window<br /> <br /> Miao woman weaving unbleached organic cotton into cotton fibre to be subsequently dyed for use in making the Miao traditional attire.
  • Small girl, large brother<br /> <br /> Small Basha Miao girl with her big young brother on her back, Basha Miao Village, Guizhou Province, China<br /> <br /> Other photos of Basha Miao people can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/eE1eYZ">http://goo.gl/eE1eYZ</a><br /> <br /> 1/05/15 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Basha Miao woman in traditional attire and hairstyle<br /> <br /> Basha village, Guizhou Province, China<br /> <br /> For those who are interested, other photos of people from this ethnic minority village can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/jz3IsH">http://goo.gl/jz3IsH</a><br /> <br /> 05/05/15 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Unbleached organic cotton skeins for weaving traditional cloth<br /> <br /> No idea what the little girl has on her head....<br /> <br /> Besides being known for its gun culture, Basha ethnic Miao village is also know for its tradition of weaving and dying cotton cloth and making traditional attire, Guizhou Province, China<br /> <br /> Other photos of this tradition can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/d2J6br">http://goo.gl/d2J6br</a><br /> <br /> 07/05/15 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Basha village square with a small girl dancing<br /> <br /> Basha Miao village, Guizhou Province, China
  • Portrait of a Basha gunman<br /> <br /> Basha Miao village, Guizhou Province, China. He is holding a rather uncommon pistol grip flintlock rifle.<br /> <br /> So busy these days, it's hard to keep up with editing and commenting, so only 2 pics today.<br /> <br /> 08/05/15 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Pulchritudinous Basha Miao girl<br /> <br /> Girl in ethnic attire, with a tiled roof in the background, Basha Gun Village, Guizhou Province, China. (pulchritudinous = comely, beautiful)<br /> <br /> The garments of Miao residents of Basha are made from an indigo-dyed hand-woven cotton, dyed with Quindai (made from the juice of Baphicacanthus cusia leaves). Eggwhite is added to make it rain-proof, giving it a shiny look. The men's outfits are plain indigo jackets and trousers (following pics) and the women wear indigo jackets and embroidered short pleated skirts embellished with colorful batiks (following pic).<br /> <br /> Other photos of the Basha Miao people, and the story of their distinctive hair style can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/tLFKVp">http://goo.gl/tLFKVp</a><br /> <br /> 15/05/15 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Not as scary as it looks<br /> <br /> Ritual topknot shaving ceremony, Basha Miao Village, Guizhou Province, China. <br /> <br /> Men in Basha go to great pains to maintain their distinctive hairstyle. It is achieved by shaving off all hair but that on the top of the head with a sharp sickle and coiling it into a topknot ( hugun, in the Miao language). In the old days it was braided into a queue but nowadays it it twisted into a topknot. The hugun signals masculinity and strength and has been worn for centuries.
  • Watch the ear!<br /> <br /> Beginning of a ritual hair cut leaving a topknot. Basha Miao Village, Guizhou Province, China.
  • Ritual haircut, Basha Miao Village, Guizhou Province, China.
  • Basha Miao girl in traditional attire, Basha Miao Village, Guizhou Province, China.
  • The weaver<br /> <br /> Basha Miao woman weaving unbleached cotton used to make indigo-dyed traditional clothing, Basha Gun Village, Guizhou Province, China
  • Basha Miao woman weaving unbleached cotton to make traditional clothing, Basha Gun Village, Guizhou Province, China
  • The girl at the window<br /> <br /> Ethnic Miao girl at Basha Gun Village, Guizhou Province, China<br /> <br /> 19/05/15 <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
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