Chinese Minority Textiles:  Miao and Others - 5
         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 and Japanese 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 1,  2,  3, or 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. 
  Go to our HOME Page for more textiles

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