Baby Carrier Item Number: 3080/26 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Baby carrier. Garment resembles an apron with a long skirt at front, thick waistband, and the remnants of ties for wrapping around the waist. Skirt is made of black cotton, edged with thin red and white stripes, and embroidered at waist with inverted triangles decorated in green, red, and yellow. Across front are two large embroidered diamonds with several small star shapes around them. Waistband is blue fabric with many evenly placed broken threads, indicating beading or other former decoration.
Item History
- Made in Muang Sing, Louangnamtha, Laos
- Collected during 1997
- Owned by Ronald Klein before September 13, 2014
- Received from Ronald Klein (Donor) on September 13, 2014
What
- Name
- Baby Carrier
- Identification Number
- 3080/26
- Type of Item
- carrier
- Material
- cotton fibre, wool fibre and dye
- Overall
- height 67.0 cm, width 28.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Mien
- Previous Owner
- Ronald Klein
- Received from
- Ronald Klein (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Muang Sing, Louangnamtha, Laos
When
- Collection Date
- during 1997
- Ownership Date
- before September 13, 2014
- Acquisition Date
- on September 13, 2014
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3080/0026