Cultural storiesGuangxi, Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County
Weaves useful things and always considers their future owner: a comfortable handle, a strong edge, an intuitive fastening.
The story / Gostinka
Over tea, decides who will receive the finished piece.
Cultural context
Gostinka / Collection
A dark-indigo wrap shirt is edged with a fine ochre line. A woven frame and coiled strip hang from the belt, while both paws hold a bowl of strong tea.
A light-blue cotton top with dark edging is paired with a soft indigo apron-skirt over short trousers. Woven house shoes complete the tea-break outfit.
A short blue-green shirt with five buttons is paired with a black woven sash and loose trousers. A tea bowl completes this festive look inspired by Maonan menswear.
A dark-blue dress shirt and long black sash with coloured ends form an original wedding look. A floral woven-bamboo hat is attached to the back as a gift.
Five brass fastenings follow an asymmetric curve across the blue-turquoise top. A black head wrap and zigzag belt fringe accompany four closed bamboo tea tubes at the hip.
A long dark top and short black waistcoat create a formal silhouette. A yellow-and-black woven hat is held beneath one paw as a gift, with a tea pouch hanging from the belt.
00 / Original form
Five bamboo splints grow into a fan above a warm round face: two dark, three yellow, with one tea leaf. The eyes are black and the face has no mouth.
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