1618 Rare Vintage Baby Carrier with Figures

Superbly embroidered baby carrier from the Geija ethnic minority (China)

Figures include people and animals in a scene that tells a story.

More research needed to understand the content.

Embroidered.

28” x 29” (71 x 74 cm)

Mid 1900s

China

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*In the last image the textile is shown as a wall-hanging for illustrative purpose only using a cropped image. Therefore the size is not proportional.

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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.

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