Monday, January 14, 2019

Silver Carving In Cat Cat Village, Sapa

Cat Cat village is an age-old village of H'Mong ethnic group remaining unique customs and practices that are lots compare with other villages. The village located in the valley, surrounded by majestic mountains. Go to Cat Cat village, down the stone steps along the ridge, a peaceful village landscape show out with rustic houses over terraced fields, surrounded by green bamboo.

Silver Carving In Cat Cat Village, Sapa
Photo by collect on the internet
In Cat Cat village, the craft of making silver and bronze jewelry has existed for a long time and created sophisticated products. The process of making silver includes many stages. First of all, they put the silver in the pot on top of the oven until it melted and poured into the tray. Wait for the silver to cool, then take out and use a hammer to beat, forging so that the silver is large, small, long, short, square, triangle, round, flattened or spun.

Next, they file very smooth and if necessary decorate it, use nails to carve, create patterns floating or sinking before bending the product shape. Finally, a smooth, white and glossy step. Silver touch products in Cat Cat are very rich and sophisticated, especially women's jewelry such as necklaces, bracelets, rafters, rings ...

Visit Cat Cat village, learn the culture of H'Mong people associated with beautiful nature will give you the pleasant experiences.