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Photo from Dimen Village of a festive square apron with machine-made embroidery featuring a large sun in the center and butterfly motifs being drawn towards it laying on a bed with other items including a baby hat. The borders feature moons, sunflowers and honeysuckles. The apron ties are blue with color tassels and beads. The bottom edge of the apron features small square ornaments made from silk thread.
Date Created
2010-07-26
Format
Photograph
Keywords
Kam, Dong, Guizhou, China, Chinese Minority, Cultural preservation, Photograph, Dimen Village, Garments, Crafts, Women, Festive apron, Embroidery, Satin stitches, Motifs
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, "Festive square apron with machine-made embroideries" (2010). All Photographs. 3202.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/kam-photos/3202
Keywords
Kam, Dong, Guizhou, China, Chinese Minority, Cultural preservation, Photograph, Dimen Village, Garments, Crafts, Women, Festive apron, Embroidery, Satin stitches, Motifs
