Yi Apron, China, Early to Mid 20th C.

Yi Apron, China, Early to Mid 20th C. Woman's apron of cotton tabby cloth with U-shaped band embroidered in silk, bordered with silk ribbons, and broad hem section of embroidered repeat in grid outlin

Yi Embroidered Apron, China, Early-Mid 20th C. Rectangular panel with embroidery in silk along edges and hem, glass beads sewn to base of hem, metal plaques sewn above embroidered hem section. Cotton,

Miao Apron, China, Early-Mid 20th C. Apron with a wide cotton waistband with ties of patterned weave ribbon, silk satin side panels and a center panel of discontinuous supplementary weft brocading in

Yi Jacket, China, Early-Mid 20th C. Short jacket with side loop closure, composed of varied panels of plain tabby woven cotton, silk and cotton embroidery on cotton. Breast and back ornamented with se

Yi Embroidered Jacket, China, Early-Mid 20th C. Woman's front opening, short jacket of pieced cotton fabrics with embroidery, applied ribbons and foil couching, loop closures. Hem edge stitched with s

Yi Woman's Headdress, China, Early-Mid 20th C.Yi woman's headdress of wax resist (batik) dyed indigo cloth with embroidery in stripes, sewn on ends in contrasting red cloth. Cotton, silk thread; embro

Yi Embroidered Pants, China, Early to Mid 20th C. Woman's trousers of cotton tabby cloth with bands on lower legs embroidered in silk, bordered with silk ribbons. Cotton tabby cloth, silk thread, silk

Yi Head Cover, China, Early to Mid 20th C. Diamond-shaped head cover with multiple cloth bands, central panel embroidered in silk, bordered with silk ribbons.Cotton tabby cloth, roller printed cotton

Yi Finely Embroidered Shirt, China, Early-Mid 20th C. Plain cotton ground shirt with embroidered panels front and back, wide sleeves with alternating plain cotton, cotton-embroidered and wax resist ba

Blanket, Yi Minority group, Sichuan Prov., China, early/mid 20th C. Size: 67" x 37" (170 x 94 cm).

Yi Silver Embroidered Cockscomb Hat, China, Early-Mid 20th C. Yi girls in the Honghe region of Yunnan wear cockscomb hats from the time they are 3 until they get married. The hat symbolizes good luck

Yi Pleated Indigo-Dyed Skirt, China, Early-Mid 20th C. A full cotton skirt made in three sections, a coarse gray cloth at the top, a wider section of indigo dyed cloth and a full, pleated lower sectio

Miao Embroidered Apron, China, Mid 20th C. Apron with overall decoration of narrow folds of pieced cloth in contrasting colors enclosing small areas of embroidery. Three rectangular lappets with penda

Miao stenciled batik cotton blanket, Guizhou, China, early-mid 20th century. Size: 68'' x 52.5'' (173 x 133 cm). Provenance: Lee and Vichai Chinalai collection.

Pictorial Rug, China, Early/Mid 20th C., 8'10'' x 5'9'' (269 x 175 cm). Weight: 43 lbs. Material: wool pile, cotton warp, cotton weft. Please let us know if you would like to receive a condition repor

Art Deco Dragon/Foo Dog Rug , China, Early/Mid 20th C., 7'11'' x 9'8'' (241 x 295 cm). Weight: 75 lbs. Material: wool pile, cotton warp, cotton weft. Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves

Maonan Wedding Blanket, China, Early-Mid 20th C. Blanket woven in silk and cotton. Size: 60'' x 45'', (152 x 114 cm). Provenance: Ex. Roger Hollander collection.

Dong Pleated Embroidered Skirt, China, Early-Mid 20th C. Short pleated skirt of tabby and hand-woven cotton with wide, loop fastened waistband and attached plaques sewn to skirt and pendant from hem.

2 Meifu Li Tube Skirts With Ikat, China, Early-Mid 20th C. Tube skirt constructed of five different strips of warp float and continuous supplementary warp and warp ikat dyed cotton. Widest panel on on

3 Miao Vajra Dorje, China, Early-Mid 20th C. 3 copper vajra dorje, 1 with rotating stem with carnelian bead.Size: 1) 2.5'' x .75'' x .75'' (6 x 2 x 2 cm); 2) 2'' x .75'' x .75'' (5 x 2 x 2 cm); 3) 1.5

Miao Pleated Skirt, China, Early-Mid 20th C. Full skirt gathered at wide waistband, wrapped, no closing seam. Bottom half of skirt is pieced in sections with alternating decoration elements of plain w

Art Deco Rug , China, Early/Mid 20th C., 10'6'' x 13'1'' (320 x 399 cm). Weight: 117 lbs. Material: wool pile, cotton warp, cotton weft. Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this Auct

Chinese Art Deco Runner Rug: 2'6" x 14'3" (76 x 434 cm), China, early/mid 20th c. A "hard to find" size. Weight: 35 lbs.

Zhuang Baby Carrier, China, Early-Mid 20th C. Baby carrier with field of appliqued cotton repeat; petal-grid outlined in contrasting cotton trim, center of florets embroidered in silk with center pane