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More than 500 exquisite ethnic costumes and textiles produced by artisans of Southwest China from late 19th to mid 20th Century. Well researched and beautifully illustrated with hundreds of superb photographs professionally taken. The best of its kind so far.

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Southwest China, a region of topographic, climatic and human diversity, is home to 26 of China's 55 ethnic groups. Writing with Thread is a 430-page exhibition catalog which provides an arresting visual feast of 500 exquisite and historically important costumes produced by 15 ethnic groups and nearly 100 subgroups. Included are the Miao, Yi, Dong, Tujia, Shui, Li, Zhuang, Dai, Buyi, Yao, Wa, and Zang. 8 scholarly essays explore the meanings associated with the production and use of ethnic clothing.