[O. I ILLUSTRATIONS XI 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



PLATES 



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1. Yang Fong Tsang; Glao Ao; Ch'uan Miao farmer and sons; orphan 44 



2. Yang Fong Tsang and his wife; Ch'uan Miao children; Ch'uan Miao woman 44 



3. Ch'uan Miao headman; father and child; farmer and son; singer 44 



4. Ch'uan Miao men; priests 44 



5. Ch'uan Miao man, women, and children; Mr. Wang, a student; woman in em- 



broidered clothing; woman in simple dress 92 



6. Ch'uan Miao women 92 



7. Ch'uan Miao woman; magician; women and children; girl 92 



8. A liu sheng, and author playing one 92 



9. Men performing part of memorial ceremony; two chief mourners at a funeral 124 



10. Funeral ceremonies 124 



11. School children; men playing liu sheng and dancing 124 



!l2. Ch'uan Miao embroidery 124 



13. Embroidered hat bands 172 



14. Embroidered hat bands and apron 172 



15. Ch'uan Miao embroideries 172 



16. Ch'uan Miao embroideries 172 



17. Embroidered skirt and apron 204 



18. Embroidered sleeves and squares 204 



19. Embroidered coat, or gown, and aprons 204 



20. Embroidered apron belts and pendants 204 



21. Embroidered breast covers and belt pendants 252 



22. Embroidered head bands and collars 252 



23. Embroidered bands and cloths 252 



24. Embroidered dress and head band 252 



TEXT FIGURE 

 1. Map of die country of the Ch'uan Miao page xii 



