Object Number | 98-22-10 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Dong |
Provenience | China |
Date Made | 1920-1939 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Cotton | Silk (uncertain) |
Technique | Embroidered | Woven | Appliqued |
Description | Dong baby carrier. Embroidered and woven pieces of cloth on black cotton appliqued together. Large rectangular central panel with two tie ends cut off and long narrow flap. Partially lined. Narrow red cotton border on central panel and flap. Embroidery of circular medallions and flowers in natural, pink, salmon, green. |
Length | 94.5 cm |
Width | 122 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Baylis, 1998 |
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