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Skirt, early to mid 20th Century
Miao culture; Guizhou Province, China
Bast cloth dyed with i…
Skirt
Skirt, early to mid 20th Century
Miao culture; Guizhou Province, China
Bast cloth dyed with i…
Skirt, early to mid 20th Century Miao culture; Guizhou Province, China Bast cloth dyed with indigo 2016.15.76 Anonymous Gift

Skirt

ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-principal attire (lower body)
Culture Miao
Dateearly to mid 20th Century
Made AtGuizhou Province, China
MediumBast cloth dyed with indigo
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2016.15.76
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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