apron
- Museum number
- As1998,01.356
- Description
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Woman's apron; base cloth of bought cloth with central area of white cotton and sides of silk satin. Hand-woven silk ties, warp-patterned with floats giving multi-colour pattern built up of sqaures on front. Decoration in central area of red buffalo/dragon in coarse satin stitch with three horizontal borders at bottom. A design is drawn on the top cloth with biro. Side panels are floral stems in Chinese style with Chinese characters at bottom. Embroidery on side panels is sewn through a paper backing.
- Production date
- 20thC
- Dimensions
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Length: 68 centimetres
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Width: 64 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Possibly worn by married women.
- 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
- Purchased by Corrigan in Kaili, 1989.
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- As1998,01.356