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Embroidered Panel, 20th Century
Zhuang culture; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region or Yunnan Pro…
Textile Panel
Embroidered Panel, 20th Century
Zhuang culture; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region or Yunnan Pro…
Embroidered Panel, 20th Century Zhuang culture; Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region or Yunnan Province, China Cotton and silk; 55 × 43 in. 2016.13.34 Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Long Shung and Anne Shih

Textile Panel

ClassificationsTextiles-components-panels
Culture Zhuang
Date20th Century
Made AtYunnan Province, China, Asia
MediumCotton and silk
Dimensions55 × 43 in. (139.7 × 109.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Long Shung and Anne Shih
Object number2016.13.34
DescriptionAs early as six years old, Miao girls begin to learn the art of weaving and embroidery. The complicated arrangement of abstract and representational patterns and motifs have been practiced and adapted over centuries. As the art of textile making is instilled in each girl so has the history, beliefs and identity of the Miao people who until recently without a written language have depended in part on a system of visual language embedded and recognized in dress and adornment.
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