About this piece
A dark folded cloth with three white-framed squares over a cream field of nested rectangles.
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 is edged in pink with three small patterned boxes. The lower panel is a pale tan square of fine geometric motifs, in nested bands with a dark border. It is 20 inches wide and 27.5 long.
Tidy rectangles, one inside another, with no loose ends.
