Gaiter [one of a pair, see 2009.135.103 .1 for the other one]. [FB 08/06/2012]

Collection type: Object
Description: Gaiter [one of a pair, see 2009.135.103 .1 for the other one]. [FB 08/06/2012]
Long description: Gaiter [one of a pair, see 2009.135.103 .1 for the other one]. The gaiter is made from cotton textile dyed indigo and calandered to give a shiny surface. [FB 08/06/2012]
Geographical reference: China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China; South East Guizhou Province Rongjiang County Wujiazhai village
Cultural groups: Hmong
Person: Field collector Deryn O'Connor; PRM source Deryn O'Connor
Date / Period: Date made: Before 10/10/1999
Date collected: 10 October 1999
Acquisition information: Donated: 2006
Materials and processes: Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Pigment, Process Woven, Process Dyed, Process Stitched
Dimensions: Width: max 190 mm, Length: max 368 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2009.135.103.2 Other numbers: 177
Research and responses: See Miao Costumes from Guizhou Province South West China by Deryn O' Connor. Catalogue of an exhibition at James Hockney Gallery, WSCAD, Farnham.
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]