1936 Chinese American Baby Carrier

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.

Date Made: 1936

Maker: Lee Ng Shee

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

Referenced: ImmigrationImmigrantsUsed: Chinese Americans

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Costume, Family & Social Life, Cultures & Communities, Chinese American

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Related Web Publication: http://collections.si.edu/search/results.jsp?q=set_name:%22Lee+Chinese-American+Family+Papers%2C+ca.+1915-1970%22

Related Publication: Mead, Virginia Lee. Lee Chinese -American Family Papers, ca. 1915-1970

Credit Line: Gift of James Edgar Mead and Virginia Lee Mead

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1992.0620.03Catalog Number: 1992.0620.03Accession 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

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-be9d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1119914

Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.

If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.