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Description
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 embroidered in a corner, referring to the number of families that once lived in Dimen. The purse has a checkered blue and pink strap with blue and purple tassels at the bottom.
Date Created
2010-07-19
Format
Photograph
Keywords
Kam, Dong, Guizhou, China, Chinese Minority, Cultural preservation, Dimen Village, Crafts, Garments, Embroidery, Motifs, Visual motifs, Other stitches, Satin stitch
Location
Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China
Acknowledgements
Funding Provided by University of the Pacific
Rights Holder
Marie Anna Lee, c. 2019
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All images and videos provided in the Kam Minority Archive by Marie Anna Lee on University of the Pacific's Scholarly Commons are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) license.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Lee, Marie Anna, "Square purse" (2010). All Photographs. 2693.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/kam-photos/2693
Keywords
Kam, Dong, Guizhou, China, Chinese Minority, Cultural preservation, Dimen Village, Crafts, Garments, Embroidery, Motifs, Visual motifs, Other stitches, Satin stitch
