skirt;
festival-costume
- Museum number
- As1998,01.76
- Description
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Skirt; part of woman's festival costume As.1998.1.72 to 79, in four bands. Waistband of hemp, dyed indigo. Band of bright blue cotton, pleated, with main band of white manufactured cotton, and final band of hemp cloth, stiffly pleated. Main band decorated in wax resist dyed indigo; design based on horizontal bands including line of spirals. Bottom band has band of machine stitching in red and white.
- Production date
- 20thC
- Dimensions
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Length: 88 centimetres
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Width: 46 centimetres (at waist)
- 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
- Corrigan collected from this village in February and April 1993 and October 1995. It is unclear from which visit this item stems.
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- As1998,01.76
