Yi Pleated Indigo-Dyed Skirt, China, Early-Mid 20th C.

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

Closed, gathered skirt of hand woven, indigo-dyed cotton tabby with a wide waistban,. applied bands of embroidery and batik alternate with appliqued squares formed of double triangles of varied hand a

Meifu Li Indigo Dyed Ikat Tube Skirt, Hainan, China, Early-Mid 20th century. Hand woven cotton tube skirt decorated with ikat and multiple warps compound weaving, indigo. Size: 3'4'' x 1'10'' (102 x 5

2 Chinese Minority/Miao Indigo-Dyed Batik Pleated Skirts, China, Mid 20th C. Closed skirts constructed from cloth bands: waistband of cotton tabby, first gathered band of machine woven blue cotton clo

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

Zhuang Pleated Skirt, China, Early to Mid 20th C. Woman's full, open sided, heavily pleated cotton skirt gathered at waistband; the whole bronzed with indigo. Zhuang People, Southeastern Yunnan Provin

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

Geija Pleated Skirt, China, Early-Mid 20th C. A tightly pleated open, wrapped child's skirt constructed in two cotton tabby cloth sections below a wide waistband and tie closure - the lowest section e

3 Chinese Minority Pleated Skirt Textiles, China, Early-Mid 20th C. 3 tightly pleated open, wrapped skirt constructed of pleated bands of cotton tabby cloth, cotton waistband and tie closure - one ban

Dong Indigo-Dyed Jacket, China, Mid 20th C. Mid-length, short-sleeved indigo-dyed man's jacket with front tie closure and side slits, ribbon with cross-stitch embroidery along sides at front and appli

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.

Miao Indigo-Dyed Baby Carrier, China, Early-Mid 20th C. Baby carrier made of indigo dyed and calendared hand woven cotton fabric decorated with hand stitched silk embroidery in a pattern of water whir

Antique Yi Indigo-Dyed Ceremonial Tunic, China, Early 20th C. Very large woman's tunic known as "Dragon Wife's Robe" or "Longpo Yi" and worn during a funeral ceremony by a female relative of the decea

Rare Miao Zhijin Skirt And Matching Jacket, China, Early-Mid 20th C. Jacket and skirt both in silk and cotton embellished with embroidery, applique and batik. From the collection of David Kenny, forme

A Miao Indigo Batik Dyed Pleated Skirt Early 20th Century 32 in. waist; 18 in. long

Zhuang Blanket, China, Early-Mid 20th C. Blanket with a center field of applique forming a grid, patterns edged with couched yarns, and a wide border of plain tabby woven indigo dyed cotton cloth. Cot

Rare Hani Ten-layered Jacket of Indigo Dyed Burnished Cotton and pants, Yunnan, south China, early to mid 20th century. The Hani created jackets using layers of material to show status.The more layers

Jingpo Jacket With Silver Ornaments, China, early/mid 20th C. Short jacket made of tabby woven indigo dyed cotton fabric, light embroidery at cuffs and hem, large semi-spherical silver roundels with c

Buyi Door Curtain, of stitch resist indigo dyed cotton and elaborately braided fringe. Guizhou, China, early to mid 20th c. Size: 60'' x 74'' (152 x 188 cm). Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential

Indigo-Dyed Hani 8-Layer Jacket. Indigo-dyed cotton 8-layer jacket, Hani (Akha) People, Yunnan, China, Early to Mid 20th C. Size: 22'' x 38'' (56 x 97 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonom

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

Miao Stencil Resist Cotton Batik Blanket/Bed Cover, China, Early-Mid 20th C. Sewn from three panels of wax resist cotton cloth dyed with indigo and wide cotton cloth borders. Provenance: Ex. Roger Hol

Chinese Minority Pleated Skirt, Early 20th C. Indigo dyed cotton, wool. Size: 27'' x 43'' (69 x 109 cm). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

Lot of Chinese Ethnic Minority Indigo-Dyed Costume, 20th C. Including: 2 pleated skirts and 2 embroidered sleeves, China, 20th c. Size: 17'' x 44'', 43 x 112 cm (skirt 1); 16'' x 46'', 41 x 117 cm (sk