Rare cape / costume of the flower Miao people of the Guizhou Province.
Cotton, Wool & Hemp.
Hand-stitched and embroidered.
Rare
MEASUREMENT : 171cm x 84cm
Fair condition. Stains and missing threads in small patches.
LITERATURE REFERENCE: Similar piece seen in 'Miao Textiles from China' by Gina Corrigan, pages 22-23.
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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.
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