Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1990-0004-0003 | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Jacket | |
| Culture | White Collared Miao | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | China | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Guizhou Province | |
| County | Sandu | |
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s to 1970s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Indigo-dyed cotton; Pig's blood; Vegetal dye from seed pod of Gardenia jasminoides | |
| Description | Dandu-style woman's festival jacket with side tie; Front, back and lower sleeves are of plain cotton dyed with indigo and pig’s blood; Upper sleeves and yoke, also of cotton, are resist-dyed with geometric and floral patterns in blue, yellow, and red on white background; Collar, shoulders, and right edge of jacket are decorated with elaborately embroidered panels; According to collector, Gail Rossi, the spiral motifs represent whorls of hair found on sacrificial water buffalo, relating to Miao ancestor worship; They may also represent special herbal fern known to cure illness; Jacket is worn with ankle-length pleated skirt and apron, and tall silver headdress in form of water buffalo horns. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 139.5, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 70.0 | |