DepartmentTextiles-Asia

padded sleeves

NameSleeves

Artist Artist Not Recorded

CultureMiao

Date20th century

Place madeGUIZHOU, China, ASIA

Mediumcotton, silk, metallic thread and trim

Dimensions17 5/8 × 6 1/2 in. (44.7676 × 16.51 cm)
Wrist width 5 1/2 onches

Credit LineGift of Susan and John Pifer

Object numberA.2022.7.112ab

ProvenanceGift from donors who purchased items directly from makers during trips to SW China in the 1990s with professional touring companies

DescriptionIndigo padded and lined cotton sleeves. Embroidered silk panels attached. Metallic braid and trims. Multiple narrow cotton fabrics attached with machine sewing from strips above the wrist and around the panels. Lining is natural colored cotton. Evidence of padding material (cotton?)