Asian price the gold while Karen Hill tribe price silver

Although other Asian cultures prize gold, the hilltribes do not use it, except in teeth, even if they could afford gold. They admire the qualities of gold jewelry, but as a point of fashion they feel silver jewelry goes best with their costumes. A piece of silver jewelry is usually large and highly visible, giving the wearer a feeling of owning something solid. Much of the jewelry they ware they have own since childhood, and they regard it as almost part of their body.