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Dong Woven Baby Carrier

BCD-18 Hunan

 

Tong-dau County, Hunan Province, China

Intricately woven baby carrier from the border area of SE Guizhou Province and Tong-dau County of Hunan Province. The base material is cotton with supplemental continuous weft weaving of a thicker indigo-dyed cotton and supplemental embroidery in colorful silk. Mostly geometric designs with a row of dancers along the top edge . Long hand woven cotton straps used to secure the baby when being carried.

20" x 20.5"

$120

 

Woven Dong Baby Carrier

Dong Minority Ethnic Group Baby Carrier Weaving Detail

Dong Baby Carrier Center Detail

Reverse side Dong Woven Baby Carrier Guizhou

 

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