Yi Head Cover, China, Early to Mid 20th C.

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

Yao Wedding Headcover, China, Early to Mid 20th C.Rectangle textile with embroidery in cotton and silk, cotton fringe on ends with cotton tassels in corners. Cotton, silk thread; embroidery. Size: 33'

Yao Wedding Headcover, China, Early 20th C. Headcover textile of square cotton indigo-dyed tabby cloth with silk embroidery in flat-stitch and cross-stitch. Yao People, Western Guangxi Province, Hezho

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

Miao Stencil Resist Cotton Batik Blanket/Bed Cover, China, Early-Mid 20th C. Made of cotton tabby cloth constructed from three strips of cloth with wax resist (batik) dyeing in indigo. Fringe of netwo

Yao Embroidered Head Cloth, China, Early-Mid 20th C. Rectangular head ornament of cotton tabby cloth with additional borders of tabby cloth trim on edges. Embroidery in silk over central field, applie

Yao Embroidered Head Cloth, China, Early-Mid 20th C. Rectangular head ornament of cotton tabby cloth with additional borders of tabby cloth trim on edges. Embroidery in silk over central field, applie

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 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

Phulkari Wedding Shawl/Head Cover, Sind, India/Pakistan, Early-Mid 20th C. Silk embroidery on hand woven black cotton. Ref: Another Treasury of Indian Folk Textiles, Carol Summers, 2006, Page 10. Size

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

Phulkari Head Cloth, India, Early/Mid 20th C. Head cover made of three sections of dark brown tabby woven cotton with dark orange, yellow and white silk embroidery with floss silk in phulkari techniqu

Phulkari Wedding Shawl/Head Cloth, India, Early/Mid 20th C. Head cover of 'phulkari' counted thread embroidery, worked in silk thread on a white cotton tabby ground cloth with diamond pattern, compose

Sindh Red Ground Shawl (Small Flowers), Pakistan, Early/Mid 20th C. This head cover (abochhini) is adorned with silk embroidery on a cotton base. Traditionally worn by married women in Northwest India

Phulkari Head Cloth, India, Early/Mid 20th C. A phulkari head cover or shawl from Himachal Pradesh. It has a red background with floral motifs in off white, yellow, pink, purple and orange. Size: 97''

Zhuang People Cotton Blanket Textile, China, Early/Mid 20th C. Two panel blanket or mattress cover constructed of wide strips of coarse bast fiber cloth. Tabby woven borders, supplementary weft inlay