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Hearst Museum object titled Apron, accession number 9-23396, described as Apron: Central panel indigo floral design framed with geometric patterns appliqued onto black ground cloth embroidered in red and pink with highlights of green and blue on edges with geometric designs. Long woven attached ties to top of fabric with black and white stripes.
Hearst Museum object titled Army mug, accession number 9-23887, described as Tin army mug. The silver-gray body is cast with a five-pointed star and the slogan “Serve the People” (為人民服務Wei renmin fuwu). The middle character min is enclosed in the star. Aquisition data: Liulichang West, Beijing, Ms. Hao Yu. Purchased 2005 or earlier.
Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 9-16669a-f, described as Arrow, fletched sharkskin wrapping at nock end, red material wrapped around foreshaft; diamond-shaped rusty metal points; fletching in poor condition CHECK
Hearst Museum object titled Arrow, accession number 9-1757, described as Tartar war arrow; length 41 3/8 in
Hearst Museum object titled Audience chain, accession number 9-21345, described as “Audience Chain” Four sets of 27 black beads separated by amethyst balls and strung on yellow silk cord constitute the front. Back: navy blue, stiff cord, first cased in embroidered red and white ribbon, then looped through a coin-shaped ring of brass, where they meet the lower double cord that runs through another amethyst ball as a red silk cord. Pendant starting from a third hole in this amethyst ball: three-tiered amethyst slide of decreasing width on red braided cord which runs into a black cotton braided tape (11 cm long), its other end looped through an eye in a filt-bronze plaque holding an oval turquoise. As usual, the tape-ends are secured by winding tri-colored threads around them: white - light blue - navy blue - white. Under the turquoise another black tape (16 cm long). Then a silver(?) wire ring secured by a red cord, a small crystal bead and a tear-drop shaped piece of pink quartz capped by a brass(?) bell-shaped cover. Two shoulder pendants are left on this chain. Strung on blue cords and emanating from coin-shaped rings are ten or nine, respectively, corals, the final pendants a smaller version of the pink crystal chain pendant (here grenadine and emerald, respectively). Overall length of chain: 117 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Baby carrier, accession number 9-17982, described as Baby carrier. Carrying pad used by mothers for carrying babies on their back. Lower section decorated with reverse applique, quatrefoil pattern with metallic half-dome beads in center. Top is embroidered in circular floral pattern, multi-colors: pink, red, green, yellow, orange, blue and white on black ground. Stitches: satin, stem and couched stitches & knots. Blue edging, needle woven with manufactured braid on cut-out curving pattern. Designs are flowers and insects with human face in central flowers in enter back. Human figure takes prominent position when it appears in a design. Cotton, silk, sequins & metal beads. Cardboard (?) filler for support. L. 66 cm. W. 41.5 cm. Straps - L. 63 cm, L. 62 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Baby carrier, accession number 9-23673, described as Baby carrier: pieced appliqued multiple colored ribbon on borders floral and bird over embroidery designs on central panel. backed in cotton.
Hearst Museum object titled Baby carrier, accession number 9-8245, described as Baby carrier; rect. w/cruved top, 2 straps; upper multicolor embroidery on black cotton velveteen, mostly reds & fuschias in floral motifs w/ sequins, butterflies, birds, central bat: lower portion has overall pattern of reverse applique in quatrafoil motif w/white metal boss beads; back is red and white cotton ticking; max. w. 43 cm., h. 69 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Baby carrier, accession number 9-23360, described as Hmong baby carrier. Red baby carrier with geometric appliqué in red, green, black, white and embroidery at the top part on yellow.
Hearst Museum object titled Baby carrier, accession number 9-23395, described as Baby carrier, woven ribbon used to trim border, combination of embroidery and applique, main color blue, pink highlights and metallic plastic (?) thread.

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