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THESE incredible pictures show the spectacular head pieces women have created made from the OLD HAIRS that fell out when combing their heads.

Women have created spectacular head pieces made from old hairs that fell out while combing[EUROPICS]

The massive wigs are passed down from mothers to their daughters and are made up of countless hairs from different generations of each family.

The owners of the headdresses claim they go back hundreds of years and each one is dyed and carefully maintained to keep it shiny and healthy.

The big barnets are made by women who save each strand of hair that falls out when combing and they are carefully woven into the big head pieces.

The owners of the headdresses claim they go back hundreds of years [EUROPICS]

Every time a woman combs her hair, she collects it, and she hands it to her daughter when her daughter marries

Cultural expert Shu Tu

It is worn by women who are part of China's Long-horn Miao minority and they are used at big occasions such as weddings.

There are less than 5,000 people currently in the Miao minority but the group are devoted to traditional practices.

The stunning pictures were taken in village of Suojia, in Liupanshui city in southwest China's Guizhou province.

Chinese expert in minority cultures, Shu Tu, 27, said: "The wigs are worn on all sorts of big occasions from weddings through to feast days, and traditionally they also used to be worn by the men but it seems as if it was at the end of the day too much effort for the menfolk – and they gradually dropped the tradition.

It is worn by women who are part of China's Long-horn Miao minority [EUROPICS]

"But it continued among the women and the hairdos that they have now include hair not only from the mother and grandmother but probably even the great-grandmother and even older – all woven together.

"It's regarded as a living way for them to honour their ancestors. Every time a woman combs her hair, she collects it, and she hands it to her daughter when her daughter marries."

There are less than 5,000 people currently in the Miao minority [EUROPICS]

Ms Shu said the tradition likely began with people wearing horns of a cow which is viewed in their society as a sacred animal.

She said it likely developed as a way to decorate the horns and honour the cow and the ancestors of the Long-horn Miao minority's families.

Ms Shu added: "For some people, their history is in books. However, for the Miao, their history is on their heads."