About this piece
A dark blue base carrying a trio of orange squares over rings of tiny rosettes.
This baby carrier is Miao (Hmong), from Wudang Mountains, Guizhou Province, China, and dates to the 20th century. It is applique fine silk & cotton. Once infants outgrew their carriers, they were stored carefully and sometimes handed down as heirlooms, and a mother parting with one would often cut off the long ties and keep them. The upper flap has three stitched squares in rust and copper with pink borders. The lower field is charcoal black with concentric rectangles of small cream flowers and a pale central square. It is 21.5 inches wide and 29.5 long.
Concentric and orderly, down to the smallest flower.
