Tibet

Tibet, a province of the Republic of China has always been excluded from the mainstream. It has embodied the beauty and grace of Buddhist culture and following the dictations of the Dahlia Lama. Since Tibet was often forgotten about, they created a culture rich of religious and cultural ideals. Coral, turquoise, jade, silver and other semi precious stones separated the rich from the poor, the powerful to the least.

Here are examples of how each family represented their wealth and status among different communities. Each member of the community was important and each had a particular role to attend to. They also had duty to their sovereign of sorts. The headdresses covered most of the body and were only woren on special occassions and ceremonies. You could imagine how heavy this piece would be.