skirt;
festival-costume
- Museum number
- As1998,01.248
- Description
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Skirt; from married woman's market day costume As.1998.1.246 to 250 a & b. Pleated. Base cloth of two alternating cloths: i) hand-spun, hand-woven cotton indigo-dyed to almost black with sheen on right side; ii) bought white cotton. Constructed of waistband with tucks at top; and of alternating seamed panels of black cloth in close pleats, and white cloth, less closely pleated, with 'wax' resist pattern in blue. Decoration of wax and/or resin resist. Each panel has the same spiral/key pattern at bottom but above are two bands of varied pattern. The pattern is emphasised by applique of silk-like cloth in strips and triangles in orange, green, pink and yellow.
- Production date
- 1990-1997
- Dimensions
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Length: 54 centimetres
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Width: 87 centimetres (at waistband)
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
Selected items from Miao textiles were on display in exhibition 'Miao Costumes from South West China' as part of the BP Exhibition Showcase, which closed 11 Oct 1998.
- Acquisition date
- 1998
- Acquisition notes
- Bought in February 1997 by Corrigan from married woman visiting market at Pingyong.
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- As1998,01.248
