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Description
Photo from Dimen Village of embroidered motifs around the border of a square ceremonious apron. The Chinese character shou standing for longevity is stitched in an alternating pattern with the image of a moon around the border of an apron. Butterflies surround the sun in the middle.
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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Recommended Citation
Lee, Marie Anna, "Chinese character "Shou"" (2010). All Photographs. 2700.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/kam-photos/2700
Keywords
Kam, Dong, Guizhou, China, Chinese Minority, Cultural preservation, Dimen Village, Crafts, Garments, Women, Festive apron, Embroidery, Motifs, Visual motifs, Satin stitch
