Baby Carrier

ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-baby carriers

Culture Miao

Dateearly 20th Century

MediumLinen and silk

Dimensions32 1/4 × 175 in. (81.9 × 444.5 cm)

Credit LineAnonymous Gift

Object number2019.22.83

DescriptionBlack textile decorated with a central rectangular multi-color section. This rectangular section has an elaborate design consisting of black, brown, orange, purple, blue, green and red cloth woven into swirled patterns and floral designs stitched on to the black cloth; attached to two sides of the rectangular section opposite from each other are long, narrower plain black sections of cloth with brown borders. On another side of the rectangular section, the black cloth tapers off with a small rectangular portion of brown cloth; there the brown borders of the textile meet in an "x". Non-Han Chinese, 20th century

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