Baby Carrier

ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-baby carriers

Culture Miao

Dateearly 20th Century

MediumLinen

Dimensions19 3/4 × 30 3/4 in. (50.2 × 78.1 cm)

Credit LineAnonymous Gift

Object number2019.22.66

DescriptionBaby carrier without the straps; consisting of dark blue, brown, orange, purple, and yellow cloth. The textile's shape consists of a square piece of cloth with a narrower rectangular piece sewn onto one side; this piece could possibly be a covering for the baby's head. Purple, yellow, and blue thread are embroidered in repeating geometric patterns, while brown, orange and purple cloth make a broader around the edge of the square piece of the textile. Non-Han Chinese; 20th century

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