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Description
Photo from Dimen Village of a square festive apron that is heavily embroidered with satin stitch. An image of the sun is stitched into the center of the apron, surrounded by butterflies. Images of the moon with the Chinese character "Shou" signifying longevity are stitched around the border.
Date Created
2010-07-19
Format
Photograph
Keywords
Kam, Dong, Guizhou, China, Chinese Minority, Cultural preservation, Dimen Village, Crafts, Garments, Women, Festive apron, Embroidery, Motifs, Visual motifs, 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 festive apron" (2010). All Photographs. 2695.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/kam-photos/2695
Keywords
Kam, Dong, Guizhou, China, Chinese Minority, Cultural preservation, Dimen Village, Crafts, Garments, Women, Festive apron, Embroidery, Motifs, Visual motifs, Satin stitch
