Chinese Minority Textiles:  Miao and Others - 4

       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 Costumes Pieces by related ethnic groups appear on our Japanese Textiles and Tribal Textiles of Southeast Asia pages. Check out our HOME page for textiles from other parts of the world. 

Chinese Minority Textiles - Page 12, or 3.


Miao Apron

Zhenfeng, Guizhou. China
20½"x 21"
Silk and cotton embroidery on 
cotton; warp-patterned ties
E-5921


Miao Child's Jacket

Quinyan, Guizhou. China
22"x 15½"
Silk and cotton cross-stitch on 
cotton
E-5291


Yi Woman's Jacket
Yunnan, China
Silk appliqué and woven banded 
trim on cotton
E-4496


Miao Batik Jacket

Dafang, Guizhou, China
54"x 35"
Batik on cotton
W-6962


Ge Yi Miao Child's Jacket
Taijiang area, Guizhou. China
32"x 28"
Silk "Dazi" embroidery
E-3109


Miao Bib
Songtao, Guizhou. China
29½"x 27½"
Silk embroidery on silk; metal 
ornaments and appliquéd silk braid
E-3140


Miao Baby Carrier

Anshun, Guizhou. China
20"x 25"
Silk embroidery on silk
E-5280


Miao Baby Blanket
Huangping, Guizhou. China
24½x 28½"
Silk embroidery on cotton
E-1210



Baby Carrier
Yunnan, China
19"x 30½"
Silk satin-stitch embroidery
E-1134


Miao Child's Hat
Guizhou, China
6½"x 5"
Silk embroidery on cotton

E-7870


Miao Embroidered Bands
Southwest China
Each 5½"x 18½"
Silk satin stitch on cotton

E-778

E-779


Shui Dress
Guizhou, China
50½"x 35"
Silk and horsetail embroidery 
on cotton
E-4497
 

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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