Baby carrier. Handwoven cotton in strips of pink, gold, green and white on black. Center piece of carrying pad has rhomb-shaped pattern in pink, blue, green, gold, black & grey. The composition of rhombs (diamonds) of different sizes is peculiar...[catalog card continues description].
Donor:
unknown
Collection place:
Guizhou province, Southwest China
Verbatim coll. place:
China. Guizhou Prov. Dunko Da Die. Bouyei tribe. Made by Wei de Fung (42 yr. old woman).
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collection date:
Aug. 1987
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baby carriers
Function:
6.1 Cradles and Swaddling
Context of use:
To carry a child--from infant to 3 yrs old. For everyday use. Made and used by women.