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Embroidered Hand-woven Baby-carrying Belt
Museum of Ethnic Cultures, Minzu University of China
Beijing, China
This baby-carrying belt is made of homespun cloth with speical embroidery on it. It includes traditional Miao motifs, such as ‘siblings getting married,’ ‘butterfly mother,’ and ‘playing the lusheng to celebrate the wedding of the siblings,’ symbolizing a request to the ancestors to blessing the children with safety and happiness.
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- Title: Embroidered Hand-woven Baby-carrying Belt
- Provenance: Museum of Ethnic Cultures, Minzu University of China
- Original Source: http://bwg.muc.edu.cn/
- Object type: Clothes
- Ethnic group: Miao
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