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Zhuang Brocade Guardian Charm Hand‑Sewn Ethnic Protection Hanging Tassel Ornament

$39.99
SOURCE BAISE GUAGNXI
MATERIAL Zhuang brocade cloth
STORY

In a Zhuang legend, the sun’s fire-seed was lost beside the Chengbi River, leaving the world without light. A young guardian set out to recover it and returned the sun to the sky on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. The charm’s unusual silhouette remembers that act: four outstretched limbs gather around a central form, holding the sun-seed close. Hand sewn from patterned brocade, it carries the story forward as a small emblem of guardianship, blessing, and renewed light.

Material Zhuang brocade cloth
Craft Hand sewn
Approximate size 3 × 8 cm / 1.18 × 3.15 in
Stated weight 0.32–0.35 g / 0.011–0.012 oz

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