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Catalog Number

CAS 1989-0004-0001B   CAS 1989-0004-0001B; Skirt
Category Textiles
Object Name Skirt
Culture Ge-Jia (aka Ge Jia)
Global Region East Asia
Country China
State/Prov./Dist. Guizhou Province
County Huangping
Other Geographic Data Village: Congxing
Maker's Name Go-Lei (aka Luo Deng-Bi)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940-1955
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cotton; Locally grown, natural indigo dye
Description Woman's knee-length wrap-around skirt of hand woven indigo-dyed cotton, constructed of 3 horizontal panels; Lower two panels are pleated; Bottom panel is resist-dyed (except ends) and shows two bands of geometric designs; Separate blue and white woven belt is attached at either end of skirt.
Dimensions (cm) Width = ca. 138.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 45.0