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2009.135.191

Woman's embroidered jacket. [FB 12/09/2012]

2009.135.191

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Collection type
Object
Description
Woman's embroidered jacket. [FB 12/09/2012]
Long description
Woman's embroidered jacket. The jacket is made from black cotton textile. The front, back and sleeves of the jacket have been embellished with panels of appliquéd cotton embroidered with silk yarn. The front breast of the jacket is made from a blue cotton textile as are the lower sections of both sleeves. The lower part of the jacket on both the front and back has been decorated with bands of wax resist dyed indigo cotton in geometric and curvilinear designs. The squares of appliquéd colourful cotton which adorn the front and back of the jacket have been applied over the wax resist dyed design and are embroidered with floral patterns in silk yarn in satin and chain stitch. These are bordered with lengths of white cotton embroidered with stylised ?butterfly motifs in pink, purple and green silk yarn in satin stitch. The collar of the jacket is embroidered with similar designs in pink, purple and green. The inside of the jacket is lined with indigo dyed cotton textile. The different elements of the jacket have been hand stitched together with blue cotton yarn. [FB 12/09/2012]
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Guizhou Province Near Duyun, Gao Yuan Village
Cultural groups
Hmong
Person
Field collector Deryn O'Connor
PRM source Deryn O'Connor
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1992
Date collected
1992
Acquisition information
Donated: 2006
Materials and processes
Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Pigment, Material Silk Yarn Animal, Process Dyed, Process Woven, Process Stitched, Process Appliqué, Process Embroidered, Process Resist Dyed
Dimensions
Width: max 1574 mm, Length: max 720 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2009.135.191 Other numbers: 129
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. [FB 24/07/2012]

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]

Search terms: Textile, Clothing, Jacket

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