Abstract:
The purpose of this research is to study the history of the Miao in Xiangxi city, the evolution, the symbols and symbolic meanings that appear on the silver jewelry and applying those symbolic patterns to design new silver body jewelry to preserve and inherit silver jewelry of the Miao tribe. According to studies, The Miao has a history of more than 5,000 years. Throughout the ages, silver jewelry has played a very important role. The uniqueness of silver jewelry is not only used in daily life but also as a historical record, migration, clan separation, cultural prosperity and nature worship. All of which have created the artistic identity of the Miao silver jewelry in terms of styles and pattern. Nowadays, the traditional silver jewelry of the Miao in Xiangxi city is facing the problem of being replaced by modern silver jewelry and lack of successors. Therefore, in order to preserve and inherit traditional silver jewelry, The researcher therefore proceeded as follows: 1. Extract the traditional genetic patterns to maintain the traditional patterns. 2. Bringing traditional patterns to design contemporary silver body jewelry products that are suitable for today's era and everyday life of general people. 3. Display of works with holographic technology can capture every piece of traditional silver jewelry, Image reproduction of the object after the damage and can take visitors into the virtual world of Miao silver body jewelry viewing. From doing so, it was found that causing conservation protecting and inheriting the traditional silver jewelry style of the Miao in Xiangxi city and make the next generation know the Miao silver jewelry glorious history, craftsmanship and cultural meaning as well as forming a fusion of national culture and digital culture on a new path.