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ovoid shape, with two handle-like protrusions on long sides; rust-red and brown; rim and handles painted with running geometric designs — Wine Cup, 2nd century BCE
China

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seated lion looking over PL shoulder; curly mane and chin whiskers; open, roaring mouth; grey and reddish brown stone — Guardian Lion, one of a pair, 8th century
China

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seated lion looking over PR shoulder; curly mane and chin whiskers; open, roaring mouth; grey and reddish brown stone — Guardian Lion, one of a pair, 8th century
China

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black with some grey areas; irregular "base" with vertical upward-extending elements and forward-extending front element; pitted surface; large circular cavities; several holes in upper PL area; tiny hole at bottom center; several deep fissures on back; ringing sound when tapped — Scholar's Rock, 18th-19th century
China

G218

conical body with gently flaring sides and slightly turned-over rim; short ring foot; black glaze with radiating irregular brown streaks — Tea Bowl, 11th-12th century
China

G204

rectangular piece of petrified wood — Wrist Rest, 18th-19th century
China

G217

bulb-shaped jar with black glaze and rust-brown painted floral-like decoration — Jar, 12th-13th century
China

G204

curved piece of ivory; twenty-four incised holes; nine carved dragons twine around holes, with clouds — Hammock end, 18th century
China

G217

curved piece of ivory; twenty-four incised holes; nine carved dragons twine around holes, with clouds — Hammock end, 18th century
China

G217

curved piece of ivory; fifty incised holes; numerous carved dragons twined around holes, with clouds — Hammock end, 18th century
China

G217

curved piece of ivory; fifty incised holes; numerous carved dragons twined around holes, with clouds — Hammock end, 18th century
China

G217

elongated oval form covered in orange-red lacquer on the interior, with a wide border of wing-and-scroll motifs in a complex repeating pattern painted in red on a dark brown ground around the inner mouth-rim and with a narrower rendition of the same border around the outer mouth-rim continuing along the flat outer edges of the flaring wing-shaped handles which are painted on top with detached scroll motifs, and painted on one handle, with a running deer on one handle, the other handle with a long-tailed bird with wings displayed, the underside covered with dark brown lacquer, the edge of the oval platform base with a narrow red border — Cup with winged handles, one of a pair, 4th-3rd century BCE
China

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branch or root resembling a stem of natural lingzhi fungus; large head, raised middle and smaller foot sections connected by two sections of thinner body — Ruyi (scepter), 18th-19th century
China

G217

light and dark grey stone; angular forms; attached to a red wood stand; pink streaks, especially on back — Scholar's Rock, 19th century
China

G218

grey with white streaks; lines throughout carved into surface; attached to red wood stand — Scholar's Rock, 19th century
China

G218

cream-colored glaze on ground; decorated with scroll and floral motifs overall in light brown — Pillow, early 11th century
China

G204

black rock; roughly Y-shaped; attached to reddish wood stand — Scholar's Rock, 19th century
China

G218

vertical rock with linear striations of red and brown; wood stand attached — Scholar's Rock, 19th century
China

G218

diamond design, each with convex button in center; large round handle with radiating curvilinear design behind; wood slats and strapping on back — Door, one of a pair, 17th-18th century
China

G217

diamond design, each with convex button in center; large round handle with radiating curvilinear design behind; wood slats and strapping on back; locking bar on wood side — Door, one of a pair, 17th-18th century
China

G217

rounded central portion with five small tubes and one large tube attached to it; tubes and central portion terminate at one end in ivory plugs with slits; character incised at one end of large tube — Pigeon Whistle, one of a pair, 19th century
China

G217

rounded central portion with five small tubes and one large tube attached to it; tubes and central portion terminate at one end in ivory plugs with slits; character incised at one end of large tube — Pigeon Whistle, one of a pair, 19th century
China

G217

wild tangle of tree branches and roots; some mountains in background; painted on flecked paper — Cypress at jade mountain, 2010
Luo Jianwu

G201

ovoid piece of wood with flat ends; carved with two lines of text in URC, tree branch at left, two fish and grass in LRC — Suanzhi (paper smoother), 1850
Yue Hongqing

G217

mountain landscape form; carved in the round with pavilions, trees and rocks, with a seated scholar beside a bridge watching a waterfall cascading into a rocky pool; mottled beige and cream shoushan soapstone — Brush rest, 17th century
Wang Zhu

G210

green glaze; rounded shoulder; flat bottom; long neck, tapering and flaring out at top to ring mouth; two-part handle with two dragons' heads with their mouths around edge of mouth opening on spout; small chicken head with slightly open beak as pouring spout; four squared-off loops at shoulder- two on each side — Chicken-head Ewer, c. 570
China

G204

square chest, slightly tapered at bottom; two brass straps on exterior; four stop bail handles with circular back and striking plates; interior lined with pewter, wrapped over top edge; separate wood stand has four C-shaped legs joined by humpbacked stretcher; pair of plank covers, each cut with two ventilation holes with circular motifs — Ice chest, c. 1800
China

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small chest with hinged lid; wood, covered with light brown woven bamboo, reinforced with metal edges; 2 elaborate handles on short sides; red wax seal on interior of cover — Woven Bamboo Box, 17th century
China

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shallow tray with cream, grey and tan streaked marble base; openwork galleried wood sides — Tray with Marble Base, 17th century
China

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2 strips attached with blue cloth near top; central red sections covered with white buttons; bottom sections black with red fringe and floral embroidery; top bands maroon with organic embroidery, with 2 sections of floral embroidery on black below — Back Band, Date Unknown
Tibet

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small fragment with animal carving — Stele, Date Unknown
China

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small fragment with carving of a standing figure — Stele, Date Unknown
China

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small fragment with carving of seated figure — Stele, Date Unknown
China

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circular disk carved on one side with dragon — Wadan, Date Unknown
China

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reclining figure inside a porch-form structure with open lattice screens at front; on small platform; sides and back incised with figures in a garden; cream, green and blue glazes — Reclining Figure on a Bed, Date Unknown
China

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small, short bench with inset plant fiber panel in seat; four legs, curving inward; reinforcing bars between legs at outer edges — Bench, 18th century
China

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woven bamboo sides and cover edge; circular shape; brown; ring foot; inscriptions (may be identical) on bottom and at underside of cover — Food Box with Cover, 18th century
China

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green glaze overall; three people working in an open room with various pieces of equipment; dog seated in a corner before a small door; large cylindrical element in one corner — Model of a Grain Mill, 2nd century BCE - 2nd century CE
China

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two standing bodhisattvas cast in three-quarter relief in front of a petal-shaped mandorla rising to a slender point and engraved with flame motifs, each slender deity with serene expression, shown standing with one arm held up close to the chest and the other arm held down at the waist, holding lotus-bud shaped objects in each hand, wearing simple monastic robes falling in graceful pleated folds to the top of the bare feet resting on a domed lotus-petal plinth, with hair gathered into a high topknot behind a simple crown, and with an engraved halo of petals around the head and a simple nimbus framing the body, raised on a table-form pedestal with angled legs at the corners lightly encrusted with a smooth dark grayish-green patina overall showing spots of bright malachite green and touches of reddish cuprite — Votive stele, 596
China

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carved in the form of pierced rocks with flowers growing in the crevices and beneath the flowering branches of a gnarled and stunted prunus tree growing to one side — Brush rest, 18th century
China

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small, round lotus-pod-shaped box with cover and metal insert; movable "seeds" in cover — Cricket Box, 18th century
China

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unglazed; light patina; pointed cover; hand moulded animals and swirls in high relief around neck; shoulder has animals with high relief heads and robed bodies; incised lotus petals below — Zodiac Funerary Jar, 13th century
China

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Seated Buddha at top center with pink, yellow and green clouds; green demon figure with eight arms seated on a white cow at bottom; arc of white and yellow flames above demon; gold frame; glazed with plexiglass — The Buddhist Guardian Mahabala, 16th century
China

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figure at top riding a dragon and holding a book, accompanied by two attendants with staffs and banner; figure in blue at bottom riding a tiger, accompanied by four attendants with book, axes and staff with ornament; framed in gold frame; glazed with plexiglass — Numinous Treasure Emissaries, 16th century
China

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ten standing figures, each holding a fan (?) except two figures at top- one holds a scroll, other holds staff; green and blue ground; gold frame; glazed with plexiglass — The Exalted Emperors and The Gods of the Five Directions, 16th century
China

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torso and legs of a figure--head, PL arm at bicep and PR arm at elbow lost; clinging drapery; beaded necklace and long beaded strands from PR shoulder, around knees and down center of back; lotus blossom base; cream-colored stone — Standing bodhisattva, late 7th-early 8th century
China

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very long waterfall running through a misty mountain landscape, with scattered trees — Misty Mountains, Date Unknown
Zhang Hong

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dark wood covers with gold and black label on front; twelve miniature paintings, three with text on opposite pages; six landscapes in color-six in black and white; two seals in margin of first page, three seals in margin on page opposite last painting — Double Album of Miniature Landscape Paintings, 1723
Fang Shishu

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black and white drawing of a thick, squat bamboo shoot and three small mushrooms; inscription in URC — Bamboo Shoot and Mushrooms, 1626
Zhen Yi

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dark wood cover for double miniature landscape album set; sliding side door closure; inscriptions incised on cover and bottom — Cover for double album set, 1723
Fang Shishu

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dark wood covers with gold and black label on front; twelve miniature paintings, five with text on opposite pages; eight landscapes in color-four in black and white; three seals in margin of first landscape, three seals in margin on page opposite last painting; page of text with seal on gold flecked paper after last painting — Album of miniature landscape paintings, from a double album set, 1723
Fang Shishu

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predominately light green and grey; irregular green mountain peaks with several buildings partially hidden by foliage; several areas of stair steps visible between foliage; waterfalls — Rivers and Mountains in Late Spring, 2006
Li Xubai

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pounded black and turquoise silk band with applied embroidery; band of geometric embroidery in turquoise, pink, dark rust and white on front; turquoise silk band front, back and vents; vents have narrow embroidery inset; sleeve cuffs of turquoise silk with pink and embroidery; inset neck band wide geometric embroidery diamond shaped in same colors; pounded indigo — Jacket, Date Unknown
Miao

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indigo with red, white, green embroidered panels; small; fringe hangs from center has 3 blue strands, 2 grey strands and 1 black strand; large square has floral and diamond shape cross stitch with indigo borders; small square has top, solid black panel — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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armless figure--bottom edge at middle of thighs; heavily muscled torso; wearing skirt with tie at waist; frowning, angry expression; headdress; dark stone with white veins — Dvarapala (Guardian Figure), 8th century
China

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raised scalloped foot; scalloped edges; low relief designs of vines, fruit and leaves around edges, flowers and leaves around edge of cover and central floriform shape made up of scrolls with characters and bats; black, browns, gold; golden brown interior — Box with cover, 18th century
China

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gold patina; four branching arms of organic design; flower motif on base — Cup stand, 2nd-1st century BCE
China

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foreground scene at bottom with two men on horseback, with bows drawn, aiming at a pair of deer in LLC, with two fox-like animals in front of deer; other men on horseback--some with bows and arrows, rifles and spears--along winding path behind foremost two figures; white dog accompanying hunters on path above deer; procession of men with donkeys at left center; small group of men carrying boxes on poles led by a pointing man on horseback at right below center; procession of women--some with musical instruments--on horses, accompanied by several men with flags and bows and arrows, at right center; pair of flying cranes and another bird above trees at top right above procession of women; winding path through mountain landscape; some scattered trees; black lacquer frame with stepped feet — An Incident on the Hunt, late 17th-early 18th century
Cheng Xiang

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cylindrical container (very slightly flaring outward at center) decorated with applied leaf decorative band at bottom resembling egg and dart patterning; several incised and relief bands around body; wide saucer-shaped conical cover with pointed finial and stepped design, with one step edged in vertical indentations and lowest widest step edged in shorter leaf design; pale greyish glaze overall; white ceramic — Sutra jar, 1127-1279
China

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red with brown interior and bottom; carved with leaf and flower design around edges of box and cover; two figures on a balcony overlooking rocks, trees and clouds on cover; six characters lightly incised on bottom — Circular Box, 1403-1427
China

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black cotton center square has three elaborate rows of embroidered petals forming large flower with white center with bird embroidery; petals are pinks, greens, reds and dark blue; triangle corners in blue and pink silk appliques are similarly embroidered; butterfly appliques at top and bottom; borders of aqua and orange embroidered with Chinese symbols, flora and fauna; metal studs throughout; commercial printed lining; cotton with three snaps on bottom — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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center diamond has green, gold and black floral embroidered appliques forming a flower with pink, dark blue and green triangles around it; border of embroidered appliques in green, gold and mauve with black piping; black lining; some metallic tape outlines — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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center circle has green, orange, light blue and white appliques with various geometric shapes framed by metallic tape and ornaments creating chain patterns and triangles at corners; borders are pink, gold and green; all surfaces embroidered in floral and abstract shapes; sequins throughout; red and white polka dot commercial printed lining; three loops across top — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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embroidered and stuffed face on hat of red flannel; ties under chin; green, purple, pink and black; lining is purple and peach — Baby's Winter Hat, Date Unknown
Miao

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embroidered and stuffed face on hat; red eyes and tongue; silver tusks; hat is magenta brocade with ties under chin and blue streamers in back; lining is teal, orange and purple — Baby's Winter Hat, Date Unknown
Miao

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embroidered and stuffed face on hat on orange; blue ears and nose; green lining — Baby's Winter Hat, Date Unknown
Miao

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pill-box style hat; red, blue and metallic; pleated top; corss stitch in red, orange and green on side; off-white lining — Hat, Date Unknown
Miao

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lined in dark blue with blue front band and two woven black and white ties; center blue and white rectangular batik insert surrounded on three sides by embroidery in shade of red; surrounding that is narrow blue and white border — Woman's Frontal Apron, Date Unknown
Miao

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square with center point down and top has black insert; multi-colored running stitch embroidery on green background with large circle in center panel; side panels are rectangular pattern with similar embroidery; applied linear border in multi-colors; paper backing; two sides have wide white border — Partial Apron, Date Unknown
Miao

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fine patterned weave of off-white with five bands of Chinese characters in blue on each end; both ends have fringe with knotted ends — Head Scarf, Date Unknown
Miao

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small T-shaped baby carrier covered with cross stitch in goemetric pattern; top portion is white, pink, red, yellow and green on blue and lined in black; bottom is same color embroidery on black; unlined — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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T-shaped red and gold damask borders on three sides; top section has embroidered inset with seven squares of chain stitch flowers, sequins and metal medallions on orange with blue borders; larger section includes some embroidery with 14 medallions on squares and rectangles; back lined in blue and black — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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appliqued abstract embroidered figure on deep blue damask; red silk ties and border bound in black and embroidered in flora and fauna; appliques bordered with metallic thread; green, pink; black lining — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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satin panels tacked just below center in purple; vibrant embroidery with birds, animals and flowers in multi-colors; embroidery in lower 2/3 of panels; scalloped narrow blue tape on outside edges; horizontal border of embroidered Chinese characters; paper lining with finished embroidery — Set of Two Embroidered Panels, Date Unknown
Miao

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2 separate purple panels, elaborately embroidered with birds and flowers in multi bright colors; outside borders embroidered; bottom, horizontal strip of embroidered animals; finished embroidery on paper background — Set of Two Embroidered Panels, Date Unknown
Miao

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two panels of bright blue satin heavily embroidered with flowers, bird and a tiger on (a) and a rat on (b); bright multi colors; red tape on outer edges with gold metal; horizontal lower borders with frogs, fish and insects — Set of Two Embroidered Panels, Date Unknown
Miao

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two blue satin panels attached in 2 places; heavy multi colored embroidery of flowers, birds and insects; outer edge: red and gold metal; lower horizontal border with Chinese characters — Set of Two Embroidered Panels, Date Unknown
Miao

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broad band across top with wide rectangular panel and 4 long seed tassels which lay on top of squares surrounded by geometric applique and geometric embroideries in yellow, red, green and white; overlay rectangle and band have narrow applique and embroidery in similar colors; one long tie on PL of band — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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dark blue open front with three kinds of braid around neck and facing; braid on lower corner, PL; sleeves have two batik bands and one multicolored geometric embroidered band; yoke has square embroidered pattern; back bottom border is embroidered geometric design — Jacket, Date Unknown
Miao

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3-1/2" waistband with attached 4-1/2" wide embroidered ties; top and bottom covered with geometric motifs overall; central rectangle in lower section in 11" x 13" with unusual "molecule" design; several rows of stitched applique around all designs; pink, orange, yellow, green on black; grey lining — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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outer red border on three sides; inner blue border surrounding many square sections of four appliqued squares with looped center design in red and blue on white; couched thread surrounds each applique; squares are similar but not identical; unlined — Applique Quilt, Date Unknown
Miao

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two horizontal flannel sections, each with five embroidered tableaus depicting fanciful animated reptiles and animals separated by vertical straps with tacked-on floral and fauna appliqued medallions with tassels; top section is light blue, bottom red; brown border on each section; embroidery is multicolored pastels with black accents; doubled 8" white strip across top, probably for hanging; dark blue lining — Marriage Banner, Date Unknown
Miao

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multicolored cross stitch; geometric designs on black; five large hexagons predominate; applied border tape--pattern in red, green and white; red fringe border — Embroidery Sample, Date Unknown
Miao

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open front, dark blue with side splits and plain collar; yoke, sleeve and hem trim is embroidered in satin, running and cross stitch in geometric cross pattern of red, yellow and white; fully lined in off white — Jacket, Date Unknown
Miao

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tan strip 5" with rust and magenta embroidery horizontally across top; three silk felt strips approx. 8", blue and red, bordered in black have satin stitch flora and fauna embroidered with gold thread stems; twelve are cut out appliques with silk tassels all in pastel colors; most have three tassels but several are missing; center red felt section has fanciful embroidery of two happy dragons facing each other; top two felt sections decorated with silk embroidered tape; partially lined in black — Wedding Banner (?), Date Unknown
Miao

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narrow light blue waist band with ties attached to indigo dyed narrow pleats; deep pleats in blue and black; applied to panels are cutouts in several colors outlined colorful stitching; off center PR is inserted section of horizontal stripes and one black section; lower half has blue lining — Skirt, Date Unknown
Miao

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geometric embroidery with borders; red, magenta, orange, blue, white, green; self fringe with additional fringe added on each end; heavy fringe — Belt, Date Unknown
Miao

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predominant center diamond patterns repeated in narrow borders; geometric embroidery in red, orange, green, magenta, blue, white fringe; self fringe with additional fringe added to each end — Belt, Date Unknown
Miao

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small geomentric embroidery in pink, blue and green on canvas; bound in blue and tan (hand stitched); blue frog closing with metal button; plaid lining; — Shoulder Apron, Date Unknown
Miao

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black; one end has narrow bands of cross stitch and applique in red, pink, green and blue ending in 6" of intricately formed tassels; 5 3/4"; red, blue and gold with tiny metal beads; other end has a 3/4" band of embroidery — Head Scarf, from a three-piece set, Date Unknown
Miao

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slipover batik with small 7"x3 1/4" rectangular opening; bottom 20 1/2" has bands of maroon and blue with larger black band at bottom decorated with embroidery and silver metal flowers; sleeves are half black; eight small tabs at hemline; open sides from under arm; batik has unusual patterns — Jacket, from a two-piece set, Date Unknown
Miao

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center red strip with cross stitch alternating with raised metal flowers; bottom border has small metal ornaments on black applique; cotton ties — Sashes, from a two-piece set, Date Unknown
Miao

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pleated skirt with 3 sections; blue top and band with pleats hand stitched down; batik middle; two layer bottom section with outside multicolored cross stitched rectangles; inside bottom is batik; 2 narrow ties — Skirt, Date Unknown
Miao

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running stitch embroidery in white and pink flora and fauna on blue; slip over with metal button at neckline; bottom half has square pockets on each side; lined in blue — Child's Vest, Date Unknown
Miao

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pounded jacket--very stiff--with fan bottom; narrow embroidery on bottom; open front with stand up collar; one snap at bottom; cuffs have bands of black silk embroidered with flora and fauna; blue lining — Jacket, Date Unknown
Miao

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batik cotton with applied applique and cross stitch and other embroidery; heavily pleated; blue and red; tan cotton ties; geometric designs — Skirt, Date Unknown
Miao

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black with long fringe; embroidered in separated bands of chain, cross and satin stitch in white, pink, teal and blue; black ground fabric handwoven cotton; applied, handwoven band with long fringe; red cotton binding — Turban, Date Unknown
Miao

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off-white long band with rows of black and white embroidered geometric patterns with accenting rows of red, pink, green and yellow geometric bands; lined in off-white — Turban, Date Unknown
Miao

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long white band with rows of black and white embroidered geometric patterns; pink and red accents; lined in white — Turban, Date Unknown
Miao

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faded blue batik fabric divided into three sections of 14 red outlined eight-pointed stars and red square center appliques; three other sections are horizontal strips with square applique centers of fabric, some with patterns, some red, white and blue, bordered by red and yellow yarn — Turban, Date Unknown
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