Baby Carrier

98-22-3

From: China | Guizhou Province

Curatorial Section: Asian

View All (5) Object Images

Object Number 98-22-3
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Gejia
Provenience China | Guizhou Province
Date Made 1920's-1930's
Section Asian
Materials Cotton | Silk
Technique Embroidered | Appliqued | Woven
Description

Baby carrier. No ties. Two joined blue cotton panels embroidered in orange and purple. Appliqued narrow strips of white and blue cotton border. Back is lined with black cotton. Is characteristic of Gejia, one of smallest ethnic groups in Guizhou.

Length 67 cm
Width 60 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Baylis, 1998

Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.