Blouse

Museum number:
9-17979
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090017979
Accession number:
Acc.4278
Description:
Blouse, woman's. Dark blue with decorative collar and hem-band woven with silk and cotton thread in a continuous rhomb pattern of blue, pink, orange and black. Wax dyed aux. pieces on sleeves, two with spiral patterns, four with clouds and traditional Chinese patterns. Cotton, homespun. Applique of batik strips. Weaving and embroidery on ground fabric. L. 51.5 cm, W. 14 cm.
Donor:
unknown
Collection place:
Guizhou province, Southwest China
Culture or time period:
Bouyei and Chinese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Blouses (main garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-17979, described as Blouse, woman's. Dark blue with decorative collar and hem-band woven with silk and cotton thread in a continuous rhomb pattern of blue, pink, orange and black. Wax dyed aux. pieces on sleeves, two with spiral patterns, four with clouds and traditional Chinese patterns. Cotton, homespun. Applique of batik strips. Weaving and embroidery on ground fabric. L. 51.5 cm, W. 14 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Blouse, accession number 9-17979, described as Blouse, woman's. Dark blue with decorative collar and hem-band woven with silk and cotton thread in a continuous rhomb pattern of blue, pink, orange and black. Wax dyed aux. pieces on sleeves, two with spiral patterns, four with clouds and traditional Chinese patterns. Cotton, homespun. Applique of batik strips. Weaving and embroidery on ground fabric. L. 51.5 cm, W. 14 cm.

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