| Catalog Number | CAS 1990-0005-0004A-C | |
| Category | Textiles | |
| Object Name | Baby carrier | |
| Culture | Shui | |
| 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 cotton; Horse hair; Silk thread; Metal: Copper disks | |
| Description | Flat baby carrier constructed from numerous cotton panels, each heavily dyed in indigo and elaborately embroidered using various techniques, including Ma-wei technique (bundles of horse hair wrapped with silk thread and then sewn down), and decorated with handmade copper disk beads; 2 rectangular straps, also embroidered, are attached at one end and fastened around wearer's waist. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 58.5, Thickness = 0.6, Length = 107.8 |