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Winter coat

Photo from Dimen Village of a winter coat with embroidered sleeves and shoulders. The shoulder embroideries feature a crab.

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-19
Shoulder decoration

Photo from Dimen Village of an embroidered decoration on a shoulder of a winter coat. The green patch has vertical pink and black lines with an embroidered crab on one ...

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-19
Hem with piping

Photo from Dimen Village of hems of a winter coat decorated with colorful piping.

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-19
Hem with piping

Photo from Dimen Village of hems of a winter coat decorated with colorful piping.

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-19
Hem with piping

Photo from Dimen Village of hems of a winter coat decorated with colorful piping.

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-19
Back of coat

Photo from Dimen Village of the back of a winter coat. The coat has a embroidered motifs on the cuffs and shoulders. The green patches on shoulders have crabs embroidered ...

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-19
Sleeve embroidery

Photo from Dimen Village of a jacket sleeve embroidered with honeysuckle flowers (machine-made) on the top, and suns or moons and honeysuckles at the bottom (handmade).
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Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-19
Jacket with side closure

Photo from Dimen Village of a jacket with an embroidered side closure and sleeves, and gold buttons. The side hem and top sleeve embroidery feature honeysuckles and are machine-made. The ...

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-19
Jacket with side closure

Photo from Dimen Village of a jacket with an embroidered side closure and sleeves. Two small golden buttons keep the corner of the side enclosure shut near the collar.
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Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-19
Golden buttons on a jacket

Photo from Dimen Village of two golden buttons of a jacket with side closure. The embroidery features honeysuckles and is machine-made.

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-19
Jacket with side closure

Photo from Dimen Village of a jacket with an embroidered side closure and sleeves, and gold buttons. The side hem and top sleeve embroidery feature honeysuckles and are machine-made. The ...

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-19
Square purse

Photo from Dimen Village of an embroidered square purse with images of a wind-and-rain bridge, birds, and butterflies on the front created by Wu Mnci. The words "1300 families" is ...

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-19
Square Purse

Photo from Dimen Village of the back side of an square purse made by Wu Mnci decorated with sun and moon-like appliques.

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-19
Wu Mnci's apron

Photo from Dimen Village of Wu Mnci showing off and wearing her colorful embroidered square apron with attached tassels. Embroidered in satin stitch, the sun in the middle is surrounded ...

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-19
Tabby natural shed

Photo from Dimen Village of artisan Wu Mnci weaving on a backstrap loom. With the tabby natural shed open, she has inserted her index finger in the shed to help ...

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-19
Pulling weft through tabby natural shed

Photo from Dimen Village of Wu Mnci weaving on a backstrap loom. She has stood up the weaver's sword in the tabby natural shed and is now pulling the weft ...

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-19
Paper horses

Photo from Dimen Village of horses cut from paper and pasted on the wall in Wu Yingniang's house. This is done as part of ancestral worship in Kam culture.
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Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-21
Repairing backstrap loom

Photo from Dimen Village of Wu Lianming repairing our backstrap loom at the Dimen Dong Eco-Museum. She is using her wooden sword to fix the weaving pattern and makes sure ...

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-22
Repairing backstrap loom

Photo from Dimen Village of Wu Lianming repairing our backstrap loom at the Dimen Dong Eco-Museum. She is using her wooden sword to fix the weaving pattern and makes sure ...

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-22
Repairing backstrap loom

Photo from Dimen Village of Wu Lianming repairing our backstrap loom at the Dimen Dong Eco-Museum. She is using her wooden sword to fix the weaving pattern and makes sure ...

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-22
Repairing backstrap loom

Photo from Dimen Village of Wu Lianming repairing our backstrap loom at the Dimen Dong Eco-Museum. She is using her wooden sword to fix the weaving pattern and makes sure ...

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-22
Wu Yingniang embroidery demonstration

Photo from Dimen Village of Wu Yingniang demonstrating embroidery for us on a piece that will serve as a front decoration on an infant's hat. She is using pink thread ...

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-22
Wu Yingniang embroidery demonstration

Photo from Dimen Village of Wu Yingniang demonstrating embroidery for us on a piece that will serve as a front decoration on an infant's hat. She is using pink thread ...

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-22
Wu Yingniang embroidery demonstration

Photo from Dimen Village of Wu Yingniang demonstrating embroidery for us on a piece that will serve as a front decoration on an infant's hat. She is using pink thread ...

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-22
Wu Yingniang embroidery demonstration

Photo from Dimen Village of Wu Yingniang demonstrating embroidery for us on a piece that will serve as a front decoration on an infant's hat. She is using pink thread ...

Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China

2010-07-22