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Gui Wu
China
Year(s) attended: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Minority People Silversmith Folk Artists Cooperative of Southwest China
Silverwork
Silver jewelry represents social status in southwest China, and traditionally, all ethnic minority families might work for years to make a whole set of sterling silver accessories for their daughters to wear on special occasions such as weddings or festivals. The Minority People’s Silversmith Cooperative of SW China represents master craftsmen of the region who carry on their history, customs and religion through the elaborate and symbolic designs of their silverwork. Wu Gui is a nationally award winning cooperative member from the Miao minority in Guizhou Province whose intricately designed earrings, bracelets, necklaces, hair pins and ornaments have been collected by major national museums in Japan, India and England.
