Lecture & Handling Workshop: "Chinese Ethnic Baby Carriers" with Lee Mei-yin (in Cantonese)

Lee Mei-yin is a renowned collector of Chinese ethnic costumes.  One major category she collects is embroidered baby carriers.  The Museum Society is delighted to invite Lee Mei-yin to run a workshop on ethnic baby carriers.  The workshop will begin with a lecture and power point presentation, showing the cultural backgrounds of some of the tribes in their everyday lives during which these baby carriers were made.  This will be followed by a handling session to examine the many varieties of baby carriers.

Chinese Miao Ethnic Minority Baby Carriers

Miao ethnic baby carriers without embroidery were commonly used when performing daily chores.  The other type which embroidered with elaborate details were mainly used during festivals, fairs, weddings, and family gatherings.

Baby carriers of the Miao represent not only for their excellent craftsmanship, but also for the blessings for next generation, worship for ancients and nature, nostalgia for homeland and respect for ancestry and traditions.  The patterns and colors are creative and ingenious.  Every piece is a rich and exquisite artwork.

中國少數民族（苗族）背帶

苗族背帶分兩類：一是平日幹活時用，沒有剌繡。另一是節日、趕集（趁墟）、喜宴和探訪親友時用，是滿幅剌繡的。

背帶上滿滿的刺繡，除了顕示婦女們的精美手藝和創意外，還承載著對孩子們的祝福、對祖先的崇敬、對萬物的感恩、對故土的懷念，還有保留着族人的道德訓勉。其圖案新穎、配色巧妙，每一幅都是內容豐富的精美藝術品。

Speaker

Ms. Lee Mei-yin’s areas of research include the history, art and costumes of the ethnic minorities of China, Buddhist art, Dunhuang art, silk and embroideries. She previously served as HKUSPACE guest lecturer (2000-2010), as well as a member of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee. She is currently a specially appointed research fellow of Dunhuang Academy, a visiting associate professor of the Chu Hai College, and a Vice President of the Friends of Dunhuang (Hong Kong). She also serves on the Board of Dunhuang Grottoes Preservation and Research Foundation of China, and as an expert advisor to the public museums of Hong Kong.

講者簡介

李美賢女士的研究範圍包括中國少數民族（民族史與服飾）、佛像藝術、敦煌藝術、絲綢與刺繡（歷史與賞析）。曾任香港大學專業進修學院導師（2000-2010），香港非物質文化遺產諮詢委員會委員。現任敦煌研究院特聘研究員、香港敦煌之友副主席、珠海學院訪問副教授、同時也是中國敦煌石窟保護研究基金會理事、香港博物館之專家顧問