Vietnamese Ethic Dolls
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Vietnamese Ethic Dolls
by Van B. Le
"Visiting a regular market in a district in mountainous area, we can come across people in big variety of different ethnic groups with various costumes.."
B2GL Vietnamese northern country girl's costume.
B2M Muong group's costume. Hoa Binh province.
B2CB Xa Pho costume. Cao Bang province.
The land of VietNam is not large, but it incorporates over 50 ethnic groups. Except for the King or Viet people living throughout the country's plains and occupying the majority, others find their place on the hilly and mountainous areas and are preserving their very own cultures and dressing patterns.
B2T Thai girl 's costume. Dien Bien Phu.
B2mn Mini ethnic doll.
B2CC Princess costume in a feudal dynasty.
B2PD PaDi costume. Bac Thai province.
Each of these 53 ethnic groups however rarely leads a separate life in one particular region but often mingles with other ethnic groups. Visiting a regular market in a district in mountainous area, we can come across people of dozens of different ethnic groups in various costumes. Even in one commune, one village or one family, an ethnic mixture is also seen. Saying that 54 ethnic groups own 54 different costumes is just to introduce an image of the rich variety of traditional costumes.
B2TN Tay Nguyen girl's costume. Cong Tum (High Land)
B2AD Girl in the traditional long dress.
B2HLS H'Mong girl's costume. Hoang Lien Son.
In fact, each ethnic group boasts distinctively different costumes. " Ethnic people are trying to preserve their dressing patterns in a modern society, combining them to make new designs ." What excite people most could be the both primitive and modern costumes of some groups like the GiaRai. Women of this group wear nothing but a small skirt. Men would take just a loin-cloth to go on any occasion. On the other hand, many others are dressing quite complicatedly. The H'Mong girls for instance would wear a shirt, undergarments, leggings and put on a coiled scarf on their head. Their skirts are usually in cone shape with lot of folds that enhance their gentleness. And it is not less exciting to watch them dance, making the folds wide open. The dressing pattern of each ethnic group reflects their culture, history and conceptions. It also shows their life style and working condition as well. Also, each subgroup has its distinction from the rest of the same minority. Take the Tay, Thai, Muong, Dzao for example, The traditional Tay's costumes for girls is a kerchief tied in a triangle on the forehead, simple indigo dress, belt and silver bracelets and chains. A Muong girl usually wears a medium length skirt, short white shirt and a pair of silver earrings. The Thai girls are different. They would wear a colorful scarf, short jacket with silver buttons in two lines and a tight black skirt. People of the subgroup in the Dzao minority share many similarities while at the same time are a little bit distinct from each other. Girls in the Dzao Do (Red Dzao) keep their hair long and fold them around their heads covered with the red cloths. They wear indigo dress embroiled with decorations in red.
B2MDD Man dau do girl. SaPa.
B2QH Quan Ho BacNinh girl.
B2LL LoLo group's costume. Tuyen Quang province.
Nowadays, their traditional dresses have changed to some extend due to cultural interactions with other minorities and the Viet majority. This trend has been shown most obviously in those groups living near plans where the Viet people are present. Theoretically, this is a normal phenomena. In the last 10 years, thanks to the renovation process in the country, the pace of cultural, economic interactions among all ethnic groups have been increasing considerably. The process of rapid urbanization can be found now even in hilly areas. However, with increasing awareness, ethnic people are trying to preserve their dressing patterns in a modern society, combining them to make new designs. Many Vietnamese as well as foreign tourists have found themselves infatuated by the ruou can (wine pot to be drunk together) and the Thai girl's dance in their on-stilts houses. The guests would fly with the dance rhythms. And that is what is attracting tourists to Mai Chau (Hoa Binh province). Nowadays, the tendency of using weaving material and style of then ethnic groups into the modern dressing is also increasingly seen. Please refer pictures.
B2MH Meo Hoa group's costume. LangSon province.
B2CD Hue Royal costume.
B2HN Ha Nhi group's costume. Ha Tuyen province.
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