Woman's Tube Skirt
Name/Title
Woman's Tube SkirtEntry/Object ID
2025.3.6Description
A married woman's ceremonial skirt from the Meifu Li people of Hainan Island, China. The skirt is crafted from handspun cotton featuring warp ikat decoration and warp patterning. It was assembled fromfour panels woven separately on a backstrap loom and joined together. The design incorporates a pair of dragons, deer, ancestor figures, reptiles, and geometric motifs. The piece dates to the late 19th or early 20th century.Acquisition
Accession
2025.3Source or Donor
Christopher BuckleyCredit Line
Gift of Christopher BuckleyMade/Created
Time Period
Late 19th to early 20th CenturyTextile Details
Technique
Plain Weave, Supplementary-weft PatterningEthnography
Cultural Region
Island
HainanCountry
ChinaCulture/Tribe
Meifu Li