Woman's Head Cloth

Name/Title

Woman's Head Cloth

Entry/Object ID

2025.3.7

Description

Meifu Li headcloth from Hainan Island, China. Indigo cotton ground (handspun) with silk supplementary weft and embroidery.

Acquisition

Accession

2025.3

Source or Donor

Christopher Buckley

Credit Line

Gift of Christopher Buckley

Made/Created

Time Period

19th Century

Textile Details

Technique

Plain Weave, Supplementary-weft Patterning, Embroidery

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Island

Hainan

Country

China

Culture/Tribe

Meifu Li

Dimensions

Width

25 cm

Length

120 cm

Material

Cotton, Silk