An overview of the root carving art of Hani marriage custom
Root Carving in Primitive Society: The Art of Roots is a young and ancient art with a long history in China. It is young because it has flourished all over the country in recent years; It is ancient because this art has experienced ups and downs in China and has a very long history. The practical activities of working people in China to create artistic images and articles for daily use by using tree roots and bamboo roots began at the same time as the emergence of wood carving works such as hoeing and loosening the soil with wood in primitive society, carving wood statues in Shao Hao period of ancient emperor, and making wood in Shang and Zhou Dynasties. Famous historians have often said that this kind of root ornament is similar to the so-called "root pay" in ancient Japan, and it is the original legacy of children wearing the root of Atractylodes lancea during the Dragon Boat Festival. It can be seen that the use of root wood to make works of art and practical products has sprouted in primitive society. Root carving art, like other arts and crafts, is gradually produced in the labor of primitive people.