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

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

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

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

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

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

Miao Indigo-Dyed Jacket, China, 20th C. Short, open front jacket of tabby cotton cloth, heavily coated with indigo. Embroidered applique decoration at collar, sleeves, back and front. From the collect

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

Yi Indigo Batik Tunic, China, Mid 20th C. Handspun cotton overgarment, or tunic, in blues and browns, with large front and small back panels of batik in indigo, some appliqued. Yi People, Southern Yun

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

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

Miao Stencil Resist Indigo-Dyed Cotton Batik, South China, Mid 20th C. Note the movement in the stylized abstract dragons. Size: 7'8'' x 4'10'' (234 x 147 cm).

Buyi Textile Blanket, China, Mid 20th C. Sewn from two strips of cotton ground fabric with discontinuous supplementary weft inlay. Bordered with strips of indigo dyed tabby cotton cloth. Cotton; suppl

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

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

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

Geija Embroidered Baby Carrier, China, Mid/Late 20th C. Baby carrier finely embroidered in pink, green, beige, and purple on indigo dyed cotton cloth. Geija People, Eastern Guizhou Province, Huangping

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

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

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

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

Miao Indigo-Dyed Embroidered Jacket, Mid 20th C.Miao People, Southeastern Guizhou Province, Congjiang County, Xiajiang, China. Cotton cloth, silk; embroidery. Size: 24'' x 58'', (61 x 147 cm). Provena

Miao Woman's Festival Jacket, Dandu Style, China, Mid 20th C. Indigo calendered cotton stiffened with egg whites which make the cloth water resistant, batik-dyed spiral patterns, silk embroidery. Whit