DepartmentTextiles-Asia

apron

Nameapron possibly in the Zhouxi style

Artist Artist Not Recorded

CultureMiao

Date20th century

Place madeGUIZHOU, China, ASIA

Mediumcotton, silk, metal beading and thread

Dimensions19 × 20 1/8 in. (48.2601 × 51.1176 cm)
ribbons 20.5 in x 1/2 in, 21 in x 1/2 in

Credit LineGift of Susan and John Pifer

Object numberA.2022.7.67

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

DescriptionApron with black cotton waistband and back. Top front panel is horizontal, bottom panel is vertical. Silk embroidery in red, green, and black is done in stripes that look like applied ribbons. Some metal beadingand zigzag stitching. The attached silk ribbon fringe of tan, green, purple, teal is not a woven fabric. It has crimped metal 'beads'. There are 2 woven ties at the waist.