DepartmentTextiles-Asia

Collar

Namecollar in Nankai style

Artist Artist Not Recorded

CultureMiao

Date20th century

Place madeNankai Town, GUIZHOU, China, ASIA

MediumCotton

DimensionsWhole: 23 1/2 × 26 3/4 in. (59.6901 × 67.9451 cm)
when opened, point to point width is 42 in

Credit LineGift of Susan and John Pifer

Object numberA.2022.7.61

ProvenanceGift from donors who purchased items directly from makers during trips to SW China in the 1990s with professional touring companies

DescriptionShoulder section has outer stripes of red, yellow-gold, black made of very narrow strips of fabric. Standup collar appears to be newer as it is much brighter in color. Square patterns on the shoulders have fine embroidery of red, white, yellow, and green bordered in yellow-gold. There is a fine line of red on these borders. Some unfinished edges, collar is lined in plain ecru cotton.