Skirt

Museum number:
9-17978
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090017978
Accession number:
Acc.4278
Description:
Skirt, woman's; dark blue wax dyed cloth (batik); geometric composition patterns with spirals. Plain blue border at top and inside of hem; hem double fabric. Finely pleated. Cotton cloth, patterns made by painting with bee's wax, then dye in indigo, 5 or 6 dyeing baths. L. 82 cm, W. at waist 86 cm.
Donor:
unknown
Collection place:
Guizhou province, Southwest China
Culture or time period:
Bouyei and Chinese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Skirts (garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-17978, described as Skirt, woman's; dark blue wax dyed cloth (batik); geometric composition patterns with spirals. Plain blue border at top and inside of hem; hem double fabric. Finely pleated. Cotton cloth, patterns made by painting with bee's wax, then dye in indigo, 5 or 6 dyeing baths. L. 82 cm, W. at waist 86 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-17978, described as Skirt, woman's; dark blue wax dyed cloth (batik); geometric composition patterns with spirals. Plain blue border at top and inside of hem; hem double fabric. Finely pleated. Cotton cloth, patterns made by painting with bee's wax, then dye in indigo, 5 or 6 dyeing baths. L. 82 cm, W. at waist 86 cm.

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