Object Details
maker
Lee Ng Shee
Description (Brief)
In America, Mrs. Lee made this decorated carrier for her granddaughter, Jade. Chinese women carried children on their back in carriers such as this. The child sat in the carrier with their feet around the mother’s waist; the four strips of fabric at each corner knotted at the parents’ front.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of James Edgar Mead and Virginia Lee Mead
date made
1936
ID Number
1992.0620.03
catalog number
1992.0620.03
accession number
1992.0620
Object Name
baby carrier
Physical Description
silk (overall material)
cotton (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 60 cm x 304 cm; 23 5/8 in x 119 11/16 in
place made
United States
Related Publication
Mead, Virginia Lee. Lee Chinese -American Family Papers, ca. 1915-1970
Related Web Publication
https://sova.si.edu/record/nmah.ac.0555
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
referenced
Immigration
Immigrants
used
Chinese Americans
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1119914