About this piece
A dark blue folded textile with a row of three framed squares above a patterned field.
This baby carrier is Miao (Hmong), from Wudang Mountains, Guizhou Province, China, and dates to the 20th century. It is applique fine silk & cotton. Making a carrier involved every step from raising silkworms and producing silk to dyeing, embroidering, brocading and appliqué, and the work reflected a girl's love, devotion and creativity. A black flap at the top carries three small windows edged in pink and white. The lower panel is steel blue with concentric rectangles of tiny white geometric motifs and stepped borders. It is 22 inches wide and 29.5 long.
Tidy rectangles, as far as the eye can follow.
