Dong Cuu Village makes ritual dress of sorceress
Monday, 03/12/2012 17:18 (GMT+7)
Visiting Dong Cuu Village in Dung Tien commune, Thuong Tin district, Hanoi, people are very interested in the colourful embroidered products created for festivals. The villagers have revived the old embroidery designs for traditional festive costumes which seemed to have been lost.
The products of Dong Cuu village are sold nationwide. Although similar machine – made items are produced in many other villages, Dong Cuu's handmade embroidery is its strength.
The way the patterns are hand embroidered on the costumes is a secret of this village. Many patterns require three months to be completed. The price of an average quality costume is about VND 1 million, while the finest costumes can be up to VND 5 million.
The embroidery craft has raised incomes in Dong Cuu Village. The village aims to develop the craft to stabilise the economy and restore and preserve the old embroidery designs.
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A tailor shop makes the ritual costumes of sorcerers at Voi Market, Thuong Tin, Hanoi |
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At Dong Cuu Village, many houses invest in embroidering-machines
to serve big orders |
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A coat rack with nice costumes |
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The patterns and colours of Mau Thuong Ngan (Mountain Mother) |
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Dragon represents the mandarin’s power |
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Hoang, a 26 year-old tailor, has had 12 years of experience
making the ritual dresses of sorceresses |
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The red represents the First rank |
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A hand embroidered pattern |
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Patterns on shoes and trousers of the boy helping families
do business, as well as the people praying studying |
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Patterns are embroidered on the Tuan Tranh
great mandarin’s costume |
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The yellow costume represents hell |
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The costume of Thuong Ngan Little Girl, the youngest child of Thuong Ngan Mother |
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Dragon and Phoenix hand embroidered patterns |
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Mrs Vu Thi To, a 70-year-old elder who has a lot of experience in embroidery,
still embroiders 9 hours a day |