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 |