Yi Shaman's Fortune Telling Tool, China, Early 20th C

Rare Yi Shaman's Horsehair Cape, China, Early 20th C. Cape reputedly made from the tails of 40 horses braided and knotted on horsehair netting, Daliangshan Region of Sichuan Province, China. Ref.: Cos

Rare Yi Shaman's Horsehair Cape, China, Early 20th C. Cape reputedly made from the tails of 40 horses braided and knotted on horsehair netting, Daliangshan Region of Sichuan Province, China. Ref.: Cos

Yao Shaman's Robe, China, Early 20th C. Silk on cotton with Chinese characters. Size: 3'8'' x 3'4'' (112 x 102 cm).

Yao Shaman's Robe, China, Early 20th C. Silk on cotton with Chinese characters. Size: 3'5'' x 3'11'' (104 x 119 cm).

Finely Embroidered Yi Belt, China, Early 20th C. Woolen belt or sash with cotton end panels finely embroidered in silk. Wool twill, cotton cloth, silk thread; embroidery. Yi People, Yunnan Province, C

Yi Jacket, China, Early 20th C. Front closing short, flared jacket of cotton tabby cloth with embroidery and appliqued fabric strips and ribbon at collar, front edges and hem, with large silver button

Yi Shaman's Pig Mask, China, Early 20th Century. Large leather shaman's pig mask, painted red and green, worn by Shamans in ritual dances. Leather, paint. Size: 15'' x 16'' x 5'' (38 x 41 x 13 cm). Pr

Yi Shawl Textile, China, Early 20th C. Long shawl of muslin cotton cloth made in two sections with geometric, star and animal patterns on the ends in supplementary weft inlay and embroidery in dark bl

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 Man's Appliqued Tunic, China, Early 20th C. Large, full body overgarment or tunic with indigo and beige batik sleeves and body made of appliqued cloth elements in a pattern of triangulated squares.

Yi Jacket With Batik, China, Early 20th C. Medium length jacket of hand woven cotton tabby fabric; flared at waist, side slits. Elaborate decorative elements at the round collar, front closure and hem

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 Woman's Head Cloth/Sash, China, Early 20th C. Woman's headcloth/sash of cotton tabby cloth with center section and end bands embroidered in silk, bordered with silk ribbons, and long fringe of stri

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 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,

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

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

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

Pair of porcelain tiles. China. 19th/early 20th century. Hexagonal form with the Yi Ching and enamels of the zodiac. 9.25in diameter. Glaze flaking.