jacket; festival-costume BM-As1998-01.242

Period:Unknown Production date:20thC
Materials:cotton, hemp,
Technique:sewn, appliqué, embroidered,

Dimensions:Length: 66 centimetres Width: 73 centimetres

Description:
Jacket, girl’s; part of festival and market day costume As.1998.1.239 to 245. Made of cotton and hemp with embroidered and applique detail.
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Comments:Text from Corrigan 2001:24: nankai township, liupanshui prefecture. female everyday/festive jacket. Sleeveless cape with collar, tacked to a collarless underlayer of hemp or ramie. The decoration is made up of strips of yellow, red, black, white and blue appliqued cotton strips, which surround rectangles and squares embroidered in white, red and green cross-stitch motifs.