Linen and Embroidery, 76 x 48.5 inches, 193 x 123.2 cm
Price Code B Inventory #14379
This blanket is over 100 years old and comes from the Li people of Hainan Island. The piece in crafted on an ancient weaving tool that produces pieces no larger than 16 ½ inches across. Therefore these traditional blankets were designed in three separate parts to form one large textile. Increasingly rare, similar blankets can be found in museum collections in China.