Blanket
ClassificationsTextiles-blankets
Culture
Miao
Datemid to late 20th Century
Made AtGuizhou Province, China
Collection SiteChina
MediumCotton and silk
Dimensions38 × 62 in. (96.5 × 157.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Long Shung and Anne Shih
Object number2015.9.6
DescriptionThe textiles of the Miao in Southwest China are appreciated for their exuberant, decorative qualities. Girls learn how to weave and decorate textiles at a young age, as it is considered an essential skill. The quality and skill of one’s weaving and decoration is often a consideration for choosing a potential wife. Miao girls make their own trousseau, and it is likely a blanket such as this was made for such a purpose. If not, it is possible that this blanket was made by a woman at another time out of a need for such a textile.On View
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