Not currently on display at the V&A

Band

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

Tying-band of cotton braid, woven in yellow, dark blue and white with a stripe and dot effect; at each end are tassels of stiffened cotton, with red, blue and white stripes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Braided cotton
Brief description
Band with tassel, braided cotton, made by the Miao minority sub-group known as the 'Flowery Miao', northwest Guizhou or northeast Yunnan, China, 1900-1909
Physical description
Tying-band of cotton braid, woven in yellow, dark blue and white with a stripe and dot effect; at each end are tassels of stiffened cotton, with red, blue and white stripes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 260.0cm
  • Width: 2.0cm
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, Central or South-east Sichuan, China
Collection
Accession number
T.35-1921

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2000
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