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2009.135.207

Embellished woman's jacket. [FB 12/09/2012]

2009.135.207

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Collection type
Object
Description
Embellished woman's jacket. [FB 12/09/2012]
Long description
Embellished woman's jacket. The jacket is made from brocaded silk and indigo dyed cotton textile. The front and back panels of the jacket are made from a black silk with brocaded woven floral, bird and dragon designs in gold and white. The front of the jacket has been edged with red silk embroidered with white, green, orange and purple satin stitch. The collar is lined with a blue and white chequered silk as are the side vents of the jacket. The front and back panel of the jacket has been decorated with a white silk braid 44 mm wide with a woven geometric design in red, green and yellow with pink flowers. The braid has been edged on both sides with pink pom-pom trim. The sleeves of the jacket have been embellished with bands of appliquéd silk and brocaded silk. The lower section of the sleeves and the bottom section of the jacket have been decorated with indigo dyed cotton with curvilinear designs in red, blue and white. [FB 12/09/2012]
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
North West Guizhou Province Bijie Prefecture Qianxi County Linqian Township Gao Jing Village
Cultural groups
Hmong
Person
Field collector Deryn O'Connor
PRM source Deryn O'Connor
Date / Period
Date made: Before 08/06/2004
Date collected
8 June 2004
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 Woven, Process Resist Dyed, Process Appliqué, Process Embroidered, Process Brocaded Woven
Dimensions
Width: max 1250 mm, Length: max 550 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2009.135.207 Other numbers: 87
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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