Woman's pleated back skirt. [FB 08/06/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Woman's pleated back skirt. [FB 08/06/2012]
Long description: Woman's pleated back skirt. The skirt is made from two bands. The waist band is less pleated than the body of the skirt. [FB 08/06/2012]
Geographical reference: China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China; South East Guizhou Province Qiannan Sandu County Near Dujiang Yangweng village
Cultural groups: Hmong
Person: Field collector Deryn O'Connor; PRM source Deryn O'Connor
Date / Period: Date made: Before 03/10/1997
Date collected: 3 October 1997
Acquisition information: Donated: 2006
Materials and processes: Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Pigment, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Process Woven, Process Dyed, Process Stitched
Dimensions: Width: max 487 mm, Length: max 735 mm approx
Object numbers: Accession number: 2009.135.75 Other numbers: 113
Research and responses: Miao Costumes from Guizhou Province South West China by Deryn O' Connor. Catalogue of an exhibition at James Hockney Gallery, WSCAD, Farnham [FB 22/05/2012]
Calandering makes the indigo dyed cloth shiny and is prized by the Miao. It is done by folding the material and beating it with a wooden mallet on a flay stone. [FB 01/06/2012]
Associated publications: Miao Costumes from Guizhou Province South West China by Deryn O' Connor. Catalogue of an exhibition at James Hockney Gallery, WSCAD, Farnham. [FB 08/05/2012]