Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1990-0004-0001B | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Apron | |
| Culture | Miao | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | China | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Guizhou Province | |
| County | Danzhai, Sanjiang, or Rongjiang | |
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1920s-1940s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cotton; Silk; Chicken feathers | |
| Description | Man's “flying skirt” (companion piece to CAS 1990-0004-0001A) consisting of 18 elaborately embroidered rectangular panels that hang pendant from an undyed cotton waistband strip; Ends of panels are decorated with white chicken feathers (Feathers not original; Probably added in the 1970s); Skirts of this type are now worn by both men and women, but were traditionally worn by male reed flute players. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = ca. 72.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = ca. 84.0 | |