DepartmentTextiles-Asia
apron
Nameapron in Shidong style
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
CultureMiao
Date20th century
Place madeShidong Chun, GUIZHOU, China, ASIA
Mediumcotton, silk
Dimensions30 × 26 3/4 in. (76.2002 × 67.9451 cm) includes fringe
Credit LineGift of Susan and John Pifer
Object numberA.2022.7.69
Collections
ProvenanceGift from donors who purchased items directly from makers during trips to SW China in the 1990s with professional touring companies
DescriptionApron with blue/white print cotton backing, calendared indigo waistband, side panels of deep red silk heavily embroidered in silk of greens and pinks. Center panel of blue silk with black, pink, orange and green satin stitch embroidery and four rows of ribbons at the bottom. Side panels have pink ribbons at hem and center panel has black fringe.
ca. 1989
20th century
