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Horse Hair Baby Carier It's collected from the Shui Minority, from a region in San-du County, Guizhou province. The Shui specializes in a technique called "horse-tail-couch stiching. "This technique entails using the hair from a white horse's tail as the center sheath, then taking silk threads to coil around and tightly cover the hair from the horse's tail. The result is a lengthy and flexible embroidered pattern atop a satin cloth. The horse tail couching technique is often accompanied by decorative spangles, on this particular baby carrier, one can see these familiar motifs; the butterfly, the character for longevity, the coin sign and the revolving thunder pattern. Condition: Top
width: 22" It's very old and rare, fine condition. First half, 20th century To learn more hill tribe techniques of making textile please click here: |