Brief introduction of Wa costumes
Wa costumes vary from place to place, basically retaining the ancient mountain ethnic characteristics, showing the Wa people's rugged and bold strong character. The Wa people in Ximeng maintain the most traditional customs and the most typical costumes. Wa men in Ximeng wear collarless double-breasted shorts and blue cloth hypertrophy shorts, Buba wears big earrings and leggings or sandals, and young men often wear bamboo and rattan rings as ornaments. Some men still retain the traditional decoration of wearing crotch cloth. Wa women in Ximeng wear tight sleeveless tops and homemade red and black striped skirts, barefoot, wearing ear posts or big earrings, wearing silver rings or dozens of beads around their necks, and like to wear armbands and bracelets. Bracelets are about 5 cm wide and are mostly made of silver. They are beautifully carved and beautifully patterned, and they are the favorite decorations of Wa women. The waist is also decorated with several rattan rings and bamboo strings. Hair bands are made of red cloth or metal. In the past, Wa women wore several or dozens of bamboo and rattan rings on their feet. According to the custom, a woman should add an anklet every year, so there is a saying that "the number of anklets is known by her age". In cold weather, Wa men will wear linen blankets or cotton blankets to keep out the cold. In addition, Wa men also have the custom of tattooing. Most of their patterns are animal patterns, but there are also a few plant patterns.