Chinese Minority Textiles:  Miao and Others - 3

        from the collection of Marla Mallett

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Here are more textiles and costume items from the ethnic minorities of Southwest China.  Click on the inventory numbers below to see full views of the textiles and large detail scans.  

Go to A Few Snapshots for photos of the artisans and their costumes. For some notes on Miao festivals, customs, and the symbolism in their textile art, go to Notes on Miao Folklore. For Han textiles go to our Chinese Textiles page or to Chinese CostumesPieces by related ethnic groups appear on our Japanese Textiles or Tribal Textiles of Southeast Asia pages.  Check out our HOME page for textiles from other parts of the world. 
To Chinese Minority Textiles - Page 1, 2, or 4


Dong Jacket
Guizhou, China
40½"x 28½"
Horsetail and shirred braid
embroidered bands on silk satin
E-4721


Gejia Bands
Huangping, Guizhou.  China
14½"x 19½"
Silk embroidery on cotton

E-7862


Miao Baby Carrier

Danzhai, Guizhou. China
29"x 32"
Silk embroidery on wool panels; 
calendared "shiny black" cotton
E-4483


Zhuang Baby Carrier
Yunnan, China
Center panel:  19½"x 27"
Silk embroidery and appliqué on silk;
tassels and metallic ornaments
E-3138


Miao Jacket
Leishan, Guizhou. China
Silk embroidery on cotton
E-4500


Yao Baby Carrier
Yunnan, China
22½"x 18½"
Silk embroidery on cotton
E-5239


Miao Baby Carrier
Guiyang, Guizhou. China
25½"x 28"
Silk embroidery on silk satin
E-7876

Miao Jacket
Guiyang, Guizhou. China
30"x 28½"
Silk embroidery on cotton; 
metal ornaments
E-3113

Miao Baby Carrier
Guizhou, China
18½"x 27"
Silk satin stitch embroidery and 
appliqué
E-1207


Dong Baby's Head Cover
Guizhou, China
14"x 14½"
Silk shirred braid embroidery

E-744


Yi Jacket
Yunnan, China
54"x 16"
Silk embroidery and metal
ornaments on cotton
E-4739


Dong Bag or Cushion Cover

Guizhou, China
17"x 16½"
Silk satin-stitch on cotton
E-6286

Small Dong Bag
Guizhou, China
10½"x 12½"
Embroidery and appliqué on velvet, 
cotton and calendared cotton
E-6302

Pair of Miao Sleeve Panel Embroideries
Taijiang, Guizhou. China
Each: 12"x 7"
Silk satin-stitch and cross stitch, with 
copper sequins and appliquéd braids
E-1112
E-1113


Shuicheng Baby Carrier
Guizhou. China
33"x 28½" plus ties
Silk Dazi embroidery and reverse 
appliqué on cotton
E-7032


Gejia Bands
Huangping, Guizhou. China
16"x 19"
Silk embroidery on cotton. .
E-7863


Baby Carrier

Dafang, Guizhou. China
20½"x 25"
Silk appliqué and couching
E-5245

Continue:  

   Chinese Minority Textiles - 4

A Few Snapshots: Textile Artisans of Southwestern China
Notes on Miao Folklore
Chinese Minority Textiles - Bibliography
Chinese  Textiles - 1
Chinese  Textiles - 2
 
I have started a section on Embroidery Techniques;  first is a page illustrating the often confused Seed Stitch ("Forbidden Stitch") and Peking Stitch.
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