Vintage Chinese Miao Indigo Dyed Batik Bedsheet
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Chinese Handicraft Store Add to Favorite Stores Visit Our eBay Store: Chinese Handicraft Store Chinese Minority Embroideries & Textiles | Chinese Embroideries & Textiles | Miscellaneous Items Store Home Chinese Minority Embroideries & Textiles - Costumes - Baby Carriers - Hat & Shoes - Bib, Shawl, Apron & Scarf - Home Decoration - Embroidery & Textiles Chinese Embroideries & Textiles - Chinese Costumes - Chinese Textiles Miscellaneous Items - Silver Jewellery - Other Items Vintage Miao Indigo Dyed Batik Bedsheet Measurements: Batik area: 31.5"x51"(64" by 68" including borders) Net weight: 640g Origin: Guizhou Province, China Year: 30-40 Years Background of Miao Tribe Miao Girl in Festival Dress The Miao are one of the most ancient of China's nationalities, tracing their origins back more than 4,000 years. Prior to modernization of farming methods, they grew millet and buckwheat using the slash-and-burn methods. The Miao language has three main dialects, but there was no unified written script until 1956. Religions include nature and ancestor worship and Christianity. Dispersed from southern China across northern Vietnam, Laos, and into Thailand, the Miao (also known as the Hmong), vary in dialect, styles of farming, and designation: Black, White, Red, blue, Flowery, and Cowrie Shell Miao among others. Forced southward by the
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