Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1990-0004-0005 | |
| Category | Ceremonial Items; Textiles | |
| Object Name | Burial cloth | |
| Culture | Miao | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | China | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Guizhou Province | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1970s to 1980s | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Indigo-dyed silk fabric; Commercial fabric; Embroidery yarn | |
| Description | Woman's burial cloth (placed on deceased person's chest), comprising rectangular indigo-dyed silk panel backed with commercial red fabric and embroidered with maroon, purple, green, and coral-colored circles and semicircles. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 34.0, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 34.8 | |