16/10/2026
In the mountains of Guizhou, the Miao and D**g people have long revered birds, messengers between the sky and the earth. They believe that all things carry a spirit: the river, the tree, the wind.
On festival days, women gather their hair high and crown it with soft woollen pom-poms, like birds resting on a branch.
During the Sama festival, the D**g honour their Great Grandmother, the ancestral spirit who watches over the village. Her black umbrella is carried through the village, with pom-poms set at its top, and wherever it passes, her protection follows.
Our Miao artisans bring this image into silver. Thin silver sheets are stamped by hand in moulds, then folded into soft pleats until they open like a small umbrella.
The wool comes from Morocco, where the pom-pom is part of everyday weaving too. It is spined and dyed by hand with plants.
One small, round form,
found in two faraway lands.
