2009.135.206

Collection type

Object

Description

Jacket with embroidered sleeves. [FB 08/10/2012]

Long description

Jacket with embroidered sleeves. The jacket is made with black cotton textile. The collar of the jacket is lined with blue cotton textile. Both sleeves are embellished with a band of decorative strips of appliquéd cotton in yellow, green and blue with navy blue embroidered geometric design. The bottom hem of the jacket at the back is rounded and decorated with a band of embroidery approximately 20 mm wide in cotton yarn in red, green, orange and blue. [FB 08/10/2012]

Geographical reference

China

Asia > Eastern Asia > China

Guizhou Province Guiyang Huishui Baijing Township Qinshai Village

Cultural groups

Hmong

Person

Field collector Unknown Collector

PRM source Deryn O'Connor

Date / Period

Date made: Before 28/04/1996

Date collected

28 April 1996

Acquisition information

Donated: 2006

Materials and processes

Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Woven, Process Embroidered, Process Dyed, Process Stitched, Process Appliqué

Dimensions

Width: max 1350 mm, Length: max 670 mm

Object numbers

Accession number: 2009.135.206 Other numbers: 220

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 Textile, Clothing, Jacket