Garwu
Tibetan women love wearing jewelry around their necks which includes necklaces made from all kinds of seashells and fossils, colorful beads, kallaite and others,as well as jewelry of varying lengths made from bone,jewels and wax beads.Beautifully crafted metal capsules, called Garwu, are often found hanging from these necklaces. They come in different shapes and are usually made from silver or copper, with agate and kallaite embedded in the surface of the capsule and adorned with a variety of colorful patterns. Fitted inside the Garwu are amulets, statues of Buddha, and belongings of Rinpoches and Lamas. The Garwu evolves from the Buddha box and is now an indispensible accessory for Tibetan women, as they believe it has sacred properties.
Tibetan women also like wearing decorations around their waists.
Tibetan women also like wearing decorations around their waists. They usually consist of a wide band made of metal or leather while others have a single or multi-stranded silver chain, embedded with gold and silver jewelry, with one end tied to the waist and the other hanging keys, bells and ear picks, amongst other things. The decorations have patterns or hollow patterns carved into them, such as lotus petals, peacocks, deer, Eight Auspicious Symbols and Six Symbols of Long Life, which symbolize good fortune and peace.
Tibetan women wear "Naigou" around their waists.
Xueji, commonly known as "Naigou" or 'Xiaosang', is a very popular accessory amongst the pastoral women in Qinghai Province and northern Tibet Autonomous Region. Pastoral women used to use it as a hook on a milking pail, but then it gradually evolved as a kind of ornament due to its practical and decorative qualities. Xueji is shaped like a small anchor which is about one inch long. It is mostly made of silver and embedded with kallaite and agate, and contains various carved patterns. Regardless of whether the Tibetan pastoral women are at home or outside they still wear it, either tied around their waist or dangling over their stomach. Due to its increased use as an accessory, it has become all the more beautiful.
