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DepartmentTextiles-Asia

Man's pants cuff

NamePants cuff

CultureMiao

Date1960-1980

Place madeMatang Village, Guizhou, China, East Asia, Asia

MediumCotton, indigo dyd

Dimensions8 11/16 × 22 13/16 in. (22 × 58 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Melinne Owen and Paul Giguere, A.2016.86.2

Object numberA.2016.86.2

Collections

Asia

DescriptionTwo pieces of same print sewn together, but not mirroring one another. Motifs include bat or butterfly-like forms, scrolls, zigzags and wing-like forms.

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