Chinese Minority Textiles:  Miao and Others - 3

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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. 
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Miao Baby Carrier

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


Miao Hat
Southwest China
9"x 7"
Silk embroidery on gold foil appliqué;
embroidered ribbons and silk fringe
E-7528

Dong Baby Carrier
Rong Jiang, Guizhou. China
12½"x 30"plus straps
Silk embroidery on cotton; 
silk shirred braid appliqué
E-7198


Monk's Herbal Medicine Bag
Tibet
8"x20½"
Wool, leather, bronze
E-5018


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


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


Ge Yi Miao Baby Carrier
Guizhou, China
31"x 23"
Silk satin-stitch embroidery 
on cotton
E-4471


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


Dong Headscarf
Liping, Guizhou. China
10"x 26"
Cross-stitch embroidery on 
cotton
E-4751


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

E-744


Miao Baby Carrier

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


Ge Ji Baby Carrier
Guizhou, China
31½"x 27½"
Silk embroidery on cotton
E-1201


Miao Food Cover
Guizhou, China
21½"x 15"
Silk embroidery on cotton
E-5923


Miao Baby's Head Cover
Guizhou, China
16½"x 16"plus ties
Silk embroidery on cotton; silk satin
and black calendared cotton
E-6667


Bi Yi Batik Jacket
Yunnan, China
52"x 44"
Indigo batik on ramie
W-5929


Miao Baby Wrap

Anshun, Guizhou. China
26½"x 33"
Silk cross-stitch with embroidered 
and appliquéd banding
E-4481

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   Chinese Minority Textiles - 4

A Few Snapshots: Textile Artisans of Southwestern China
Notes on Miao Folklore
Chinese Minority Textiles - Bibliography
Chinese & Japanese Textiles - 1
Chinese & Japanese Textiles - 2
Chinese Costumes
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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