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Catalog Number

CAS 1990-0005-0002   CAS 1990-0005-0002; Head cloth
Category Textiles
Object Name Head cloth
Culture Hundred Bird Miao
Global Region East Asia
Country China
State/Prov./Dist. Guizhou Province
County Congjiang
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture 1980s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cotton
Description Man's headcloth consisting of rectangular hand woven cotton panel; Center is plain, but both ends are embroidered with 9 narrow bands of geometric and life forms in blue cotton; Miao men and boys wear as many as 8 such head cloths at one time to cover their shaved heads.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 24.5, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 86.6

Catalog Number

CAS 1990-0004-0002A   CAS 1990-0004-0002A; Jacket
Category Textiles
Object Name Jacket
Culture Buyi (aka Bouyei)
Global Region East Asia
Country China
State/Prov./Dist. Guizhou Province
County Anshun
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1920s-1930s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cotton; Silk; Indigo and other dyes
Description Woman's jacket (companion piece is CAS 1990-0004-0002B) made in 2 tiers with side tie; Front, back and upper sleeves are of indigo-dyed silk; Elaborately embroidered panels decorate the edges of the jacket; Lower halves of sleeves are of cotton and silk panels, also elaborately embroidered.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 146.5, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 60.5

Catalog Number

CAS 1989-0004-0001A   CAS 1989-0004-0001A; Jacket
Category Textiles
Object Name Jacket
Culture Ge-Jia (aka Ge Jia)
Global Region East Asia
Country China
State/Prov./Dist. Guizhou Province
County Huangping
Other Geographic Data Village: Congxing
Maker's Name Go-Lei (aka Luo Deng-Bi)
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940-1955
Collection Name N/A
Materials Indigo-dyed cotton fabric; Commercial fabric; Cotton embroidery thread
Description Woman's wedding and festival jacket mostly of hand woven, indigo-dyed cotton; Front and back are decorated with large batik designs of butterflies and birds (white on blue background); 2 panels on lower back show fine-line batiked scroll patterns on commercial cloth; Embroidered panels decorate central portion of each sleeve.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 119.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 77.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1990-0004-0004   CAS 1990-0004-0004; Jacket
Category Textiles
Object Name Jacket
Culture Huaxi Miao
Global Region East Asia
Country China
State/Prov./Dist. Guizhou Province, Huaxi District
County
Other Geographic Data Near city of Guiyang
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930s to 1940s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Indigo-dyed cotton; Embroidery yarn
Description Woman's jacket made from two rectangular indigo-dyed cotton panels sewn together along top and sides, with neck and sleeve openings; Front panel is cross-stitch embroidered with faint resist-dyed pattern in background and image of sword on sides; Separate panel along bottom is also cross-stitch embroidered; Wide collar is of indigo-dyed cotton, edged in white commercial fabric strip.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 74.0, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 67.0

Catalog Number CAS 1990-0004-0001A   CAS 1990-0004-0001A; Jacket
Category Textiles
Object Name Jacket
Culture Hundred Bird 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
Description Man's jacket (companion piece to CAS 1990-0004-0001B) pieced from many rectangular and triangular panels, each elaborately embroidered in silk with floral and geometric designs on paperbacked green fabric; Outer faces of sleeves are similar; Inner faces of sleeves are of undecorated blue fabric; 16 rectangular panels with embroidery similar to body of jacket are pendant from bottom edge.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 146.5, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 60.5

Catalog Number CAS 1991-0004-0003   CAS 1991-0004-0003; Jacket
Category Textiles
Object Name Jacket
Culture Loimi Akha
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Thailand
State/Prov./Dist. Chaing Rai
County
Other Geographic Data Village: Dag Akha
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cotton
Description Woman's jacket; Front and back panels sewn along sides and sleeves added; Patchwork panels sewn to sleeves; Back is decorated with alternating appliqué and embroidered panels done predominantly in red; Front of jacket is undecorated.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 140.5, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 79.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1991-0007-0001   CAS 1991-0007-0001; Jacket
Category Textiles
Object Name Jacket
Culture Loimi Akha
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Thailand
State/Prov./Dist. Chaing Rai
County
Other Geographic Data Village: Dag Akha
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1980s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cotton fabric; Metal: Silver coins; Embroidery yarn; Indigo and other dyes
Description Waist-length, long sleeved mans jacket made of hand woven, indigo-dyed cotton fabric; Appliqué, embroidery, and 5 coin buttons on front panel; Elaborate appliqué and embroidery on lower back; Sleeves are undecorated.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 139.0, Thickness = 1.1, Length = 55.0

Catalog Number CAS 1991-0004-0014   CAS 1991-0004-0014; Jacket
Category Textiles
Object Name Jacket
Culture Phami Akha
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Thailand
State/Prov./Dist. Chaing Rai
County
Other Geographic Data Village: Dag Akha
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cotton; Indigo and other dyes
Description Woman's jacket of hand woven, indigo-dyed cotton fabric with patchwork and cross-stitch embroidered panels on sleeves and overlapping cross-stitch embroidered panels on lower front and entire back of jacket.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 131.5, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 65.5

Catalog Number

CAS 1990-0004-0003   CAS 1990-0004-0003; Jacket
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

Catalog Number

CAS 0425-0183   CAS 0425-0183; Kimono
Category Textiles
Object Name Kimono
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Yoshiko Wada (?)
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cotton fabric
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 120.5, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 134.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0425-0185   CAS 0425-0185; Kimono undergarment (skirt)
Category Textiles
Object Name Kimono undergarment (skirt)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Masako Yoshida
Date of Manufacture ca. 1976
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cotton fabric
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 140.0, Thickness = 0.1, Length = 76.5

Catalog Number

CAS 0425-0184   CAS 0425-0184; Kimono undergarment (top)
Category Textiles
Object Name Kimono undergarment (top)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Masako Yoshida
Date of Manufacture ca. 1976
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cotton fabric
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 12.0, Thickness = 0.3, Length = 61.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1991-0004-0006A,B   CAS 1991-0004-0006A,B; Leggings
Category Textiles
Object Name Leggings
Culture Loimi Akha
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Thailand
State/Prov./Dist. Chaing Rai
County
Other Geographic Data Village: Dag Akha
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cotton; Metal: Silver; Indigo and other dyes
Description Pair of women’s leggings of hand woven, indigo-dyed cotton sewn into tubes and decorated with appliquéd and embroidery panels and silver dome-shaped beads.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 15.0, Thickness = 0.7, Length = 29.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1991-0004-0017A,B   CAS 1991-0004-0017A,B; Leggings
Category Textiles
Object Name Leggings
Culture Phami Akha
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Thailand
State/Prov./Dist. Chaing Rai
County
Other Geographic Data Village: Dag Akha
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cotton; Indigo and other dyes
Description Pair of woman's leggings of hand woven, indigo-dyed fabric sewn into tubes and decorated on front with overlapping panels of cross-stitch embroidery.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 15.5, Thickness = 0.2, Length = 34.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1984-0005-0002   CAS 1984-0005-0002; Mat
Category Textiles
Object Name Mat
Culture
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Indonesia
State/Prov./Dist. Java, Sumatra
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Pandanus (?) fiber
Description Rectangular mat with self-selvages, woven entirely of narrow strips of pandanus (?) fiber; Mat is woven entirely in a diagonal plaiting technique with warp and weft fibers arranged in a 1/1 pattern, except for 2 narrow concentric borders that are in a 2/2 pattern.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 99.4, Length = 230.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1988-0009-0001   CAS 1988-0009-0001; Mat
Category Textiles
Object Name Mat
Culture Filipino
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Philippines
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1904-1907
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant fiber
Description Plaited mat with diamond lattice pattern in purple against straw-colored background; Self-selvage along all four edges include dyed weft fibers from design on reverse side only.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 63.0, Length = 89.3

Catalog Number

CAS 1988-0009-0002   CAS 1988-0009-0002; Mat
Category Textiles
Object Name Mat
Culture Filipino
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Philippines
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1904-1907
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 64.5, Length = 110.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1988-0009-0003   CAS 1988-0009-0003; Mat
Category Textiles
Object Name Mat
Culture Filipino
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Philippines
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1904-1907
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 116.0, Length = 185.0

Catalog Number

CAS 1988-0009-0004   CAS 1988-0009-0004; Mat
Category Textiles
Object Name Mat
Culture Filipino
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Philippines
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1904-1907
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant fiber
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 103.7, Length = 176.0

Catalog Number

CAS 0091-0060   CAS 0091-0060; Mat
Category Textiles
Object Name Mat
Culture Filipino
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Philippines
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1910
Collection Name N/A
Materials Plant material
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 106.7, Length = 154.9
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