Blanket

ClassificationsTextiles-blankets

Culture Dong

Date19th to 20th Century

Made AtGuizhou Province, China, Asia

Made AtHunan Province, China, Asia

MediumCotton and silk

Dimensions72 1/4 × 51 1/4 in. (183.5 × 130.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Long Shung and Anne Shih

Object number2016.13.15

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.

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