Hmong story cloth
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Name/Title
Hmong story clothEntry/Object ID
2023.2.86Description
Hmong story cloth with images of flora, fauna, and village life done in cross stitch. Images include a deer at the center, different plants and crops, two houses, animals, and people. Decorative border also done in cross stitch. Bordering the cross stitching are two thin trims of fabric, one blue and one white, surrounded by a final thick border of black fabric. Back lined with a white fabric with purple, green and yellow hearts.Context
Story cloths, sometimes known as a story blankets, are embroidered works in Hmong culture used to depict village life. These were often the main source of income for women in settlements of northern Laos and former Thai refugee camps.Collection
Dorothy "Ann" Helm CollectionCategory
Embroidery
Acquisition
Accession
2023.2Ethnography
Cultural Region
Region
Southeast AsiaContinent
AsiaCulture/Tribe
Hmong