DepartmentTextiles-Asia
baby carrier
NameBaby carrier
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
CultureMiao
Date20th century
Place madeGUIZHOU, China, ASIA
Mediumcotton, silk
Dimensions31 1/4 × 21 in. (79.3752 × 53.3401 cm)
bottom ribbons 25 in x 5/8 in
black ribbons 58.75 in x 2 in
bottom ribbons 25 in x 5/8 in
black ribbons 58.75 in x 2 in
Credit LineGift of Susan and John Pifer
Object numberA.2022.7.85
ProvenanceGift from donors who purchased items directly from makers during trips to SW China in the 1990s with professional touring companies
DescriptionBaby carrier with long straps of calendared black fabric with some machine stitching. Bottom section has blue, red, and embroidered borders with lower corner squares of embroidery and a center panel of geometric embroidery. It is slightly gathered to join the top panel. Top panel has geometric embroidery in green, orange, pink, and burgundy. Woven ribbons at the lower corners.
