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A Miao embroidered 'hundred-bird' festival coat and a hat,…
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A Miao embroidered 'hundred-bird' festival coat and a hat, Guizhou province, Southern China, late 20th century, 165 cm long (coat), 22 cm high (hat) (2). For another hundred-bird coat with chicken-feather decoration, see Gina Corrigan, Miao Textiles from China, University of Washington Press, July 2001. Traditional costume is one of the major living visual art forms of the Miao culture. Living as swidden cultivators with virtually no chattels, the Miao people have long come to cherish the festival costumes, richly woven and embroidered, as their most valued possession. Worn at the Guzang Festival held by the Miao at irregular intervals to renew and reinforce spiritual links with their ancestors, the Festival coat is an important demonstration of an unmarried girl's ability to make an elaborate costume as well as the wealth of her family. Typical features of the 'hundred-bird coat' are bold bird motifs within geometric shapes of bright and vibrant colours. Provenance: NSW private collection, acquired in Hong Kong in the 1990s. Exhibition: Miao Textiles, Delmar Gallery NSW Australia, 6 to 20 March 2016., Delmar 20163620
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