Sealand karp

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In Tujia language, “sealand” means the bed-clothes, and “karp” means a flower, so this phrase means the Tujia’s bedclothes which decorate flowers. Sealand karp is a traditional arts and crafts of Tujia people. It makes on the narrow soil loom machine tool, with the color such as blue, black, red, white cotton threads, and a variety of colors of silk, cotton, yarn. Sealand karp pays attention to the color contrast, emphasizes a colorful but not common, pure and fresh, lively and harmonious artistic effect, reflecting the wild, rugged, easygoing national character of Tujia people. It’s also known as the “Flowers of Tujia”.