2 Embroidered Chinese Minority Baby Carrier Textiles, China, Early 20th Century. Including a Miao complete baby carrier with two embroidered center panels of ribbed silk and a wide border of embroidered trim and striped silk ribbon, long, wide, tabby cotton cloth ties. The embroidery is particularly fine, using a laborious knot stitch. Together with a Yi baby carrier with two wide satin stitch embroidered panels surrounded by chain stitch borders and satin-stitch embroidered, striped and weft patterned ribbons. Long tabby cotton cloth ties. Provenance: Ex. Roger Hollander collection. Size: 1) 16'3'' x 2'11'' (495 x 89 cm); 2) 11'4'' x 2'6'' (345 x 76 cm).

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