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Cloth Girdle Embroidered with Peony Designs

Museum of Ethnic Cultures, Minzu University of China

Museum of Ethnic Cultures, Minzu University of China
Beijing, China

This is an embroidered girdle from the Tu (Monguor) people. It is emboridered with complex motifs of plants and animals, such as fish with peonies, which symbolize happiness, wealth and longevity.

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  • Title: Cloth Girdle Embroidered with Peony Designs
  • Provenance: Museum of Ethnic Cultures, Minzu University of China
  • Original Source: http://bwg.muc.edu.cn/
  • Object type: Accessory
  • Ethnic group: Tu
Museum of Ethnic Cultures, Minzu University of China

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