Wedding Apron
Wedding Skirt
97-12-4C
From: China | Guizhou Province | Youngjiang County | Shidong Town | Tanglong Village
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 97-12-4C |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Shidong |
| Provenience | China | Guizhou Province | Youngjiang County | Shidong Town | Tanglong Village |
| Creator | Tongying Wu |
| Date Made | 1978-1985 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Cotton | Silk |
| Technique | Embroidered | Woven |
| Iconography | Folk Hero | Serpent | Bat | Butterfly | People | Lion | Phoenix | Bird |
| Description | Wedding apron or skirt made and worn by Tongying Wu, Miao textile artist. These aprons were worn for weddings and then later for special occasions. Rectangular apron made of four strips of cloth sewn together: top indigo stiff material; central embroidered white cotton panel with fringe; and two blue silk embroidered side panels. Bright colors, with alot of red. Embroidered images of dog/lion, people, butterflies, a half-human/half-serpent, goldfish, bats and serpents or snakes on central panel. Side panels with flowers, phoenixes and other small rodents. Native provincial hand woven cotton and silk. |
| Length | 73.5 cm |
| Width | 62.5 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Tongying Wu, 1997 |
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