Earrings

In Hmong, “Wotuo” originally means batik. This spiral pattern is a common motif on Hmong batik fabrics, alongside designs like butterflies and suns. Several stories surround the Wotuo pattern: some say it commemorates the swirls left by ancestors’ arduous journeys, others believe it represents the whirl on a sacrificial ox’s head, while another tale speaks of a mother saving her child with ferns, immortalizing the act by painting it on clothes.