Not currently on display at the V&A

Band

1900-1921 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Band of black cotton, embroidered with silks (mostly in red), partly in chain-stitch. Decoration: Geometric patterns.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven cotton, embroidered with silks
Brief description
Band, black cotton embroidered with silks (mostly red), worked by the Miao minority group, Southwest China, 1900-1921
Physical description
Band of black cotton, embroidered with silks (mostly in red), partly in chain-stitch. Decoration: Geometric patterns.
Dimensions
  • Height: 51.0cm
  • Width: 17.5cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by Miss E. G. Kemp
Object history
Notes on significance: One of a group of Miao minority people textiles.

Registered File number 1921/1771.
Production
Made by the Miao minority group, Southwest China
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.29-1921

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2000
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