Explore the CollectionThread Holder

Measurements
24cm x 14cm
Place of Origin
China
Historical Period/Date
20th Century (1970-1999 Late)
Registration Number
2007-028
Donated/Purchased
Donated
Objects
Needlework Equipment,Thread Holders,

Physical Description

Dong Chinese Minority thread holder made of handmade paper, intricately folded in origami style to create a series of pockets and painted with elaborate patterns. The whole is protected by an outer cover of hand-woven, indigo-dyed fabric. There are bundles of silk threads and fragments of braid in the interior pockets.

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