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puttee
;
festival-costume
;
tie
(pair)
Object Type
puttee
festival-costume
tie
(pair)
Museum number
As1998,01.268.a-b
Description
Pair of puttee ties; from girl's/woman's market or festival costume As.1998.1.265 to 268 a & b. Hand-woven with warp-faced hook pattern in black, white, crimson, pink and green. Fringe of slightly gummed silk inserted as weft towards ends of bands.
Production ethnic group
Made by:
Miao
Production date
20thC
Production place
Made in:
Gedong (Guizhou)
Findspot
Found/Acquired:
Guizhou (province)
, From Gedong village, 24 kilometres from Taigong town, in the prefecture of Qiandongnan Miaozu Dongzu, in the province of South East Guizhou.
Materials
cotton
silk
Technique
sewn
woven
Dimensions
Length:
127 centimetres
(each)
Width:
2 centimetres
(approx)
Bibliographic references
Corrigan 2001 / Miao Textiles from China
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
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 name
Purchased from:
Mrs Gina Corrigan
Acquisition date
1998
Acquisition notes
Purchased by Corrigan in May 1993.
Department
Asia
Registration number
As1998,01.268.a-b