Bonism, the primitive religion worshipped by Tibetans, advocates white, so that Tibetan Buddhism also advocates white. Silver is the earliest natural white object used by human beings. So Tibetans like to wear silver belts.
Tibetan silver is the name of an alloy, which is actually white copper. Tibetan silver is an elegant name for white copper (copper-nickel alloy). This is a decorative silver ornament popular in Tibet and Nepal. It is generally composed of 30% silver and 70% copper. Because of its low silver content and low value, the so-called Tibetan silver in recent years is mostly white copper-tin alloy.
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1. When it comes to ornaments made of Tibetan silver inlaid with stones, many people think that they are from Tibet, but they are really misled by the name "Tibetan silver". In fact, Tibetan silver refers to silver with low purity. Tibetan silver is mixed with other metals, and its hardness is relatively high, so you can carve complex patterns on it. Therefore, Tibetan silver is mostly used for handmade jewelry in the Middle East such as India and Nepal.
This kind of strange jewelry is usually inlaid with stones, which are all natural. However, there are always many imitations on the market. How do we distinguish them? Real stones are generally transparent and shiny; The imitation stone is dull, the color is dull under the light, and there is no sense of transparency.
Refer to the above? Baidu encyclopedia-yindai
Refer to the above? Baidu encyclopedia-Tibetan belt in the Republic of China
Refer to the above? Baidu encyclopedia-Tibetan silver