739 Bai Minority Immortals Child's Hat
Bai Minority Immortals Child’s Hat with glass and metal dangles; Well-constructed hat made of black cotton backed with handwoven indigo-dyed cotton; Silk embroidered peonies (for wealth) over paper cuts with other details made from fine braids couched down in concentric circles; front panel is a fine cross-stitching; eight Immortals plus one; butterfly shaped medallion on the back with two great dangles of metal with old glass bead; the black cotton is faded and does show wear on the silk embroidery (some paper cutouts showing through); mid 20th C; 20” circumference.
Bai Minority Immortals Child’s Hat with glass and metal dangles; Well-constructed hat made of black cotton backed with handwoven indigo-dyed cotton; Silk embroidered peonies (for wealth) over paper cuts with other details made from fine braids couched down in concentric circles; front panel is a fine cross-stitching; eight Immortals plus one; butterfly shaped medallion on the back with two great dangles of metal with old glass bead; the black cotton is faded and does show wear on the silk embroidery (some paper cutouts showing through); mid 20th C; 20” circumference.