Hmong embroidered square

Front

Front

Name/Title

Hmong embroidered square

Entry/Object ID

2023.2.77

Description

A flat textile with sewn layers. Center design is of swirl and geometric forms made using black reverse appliques on a green ground. Small stitching is used to add further patterning to the design. Center design is bordered by three thin rows of alternating green and black and the outer most border is a thicker row of black. The back is lined with muslin.

Collection

Dorothy "Ann" Helm Collection

Category

Cloth

Acquisition

Accession

2023.2

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Southeast Asia

Continent

Asia

Culture/Tribe

Hmong

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

cloth

Dimensions

Height

27.3 cm

Width

27.6 cm

Material

Likely Cotton

Color

Black, Green, Blue, Orange, Yellow

Location

Location

Box

Box 15

Room

Storage Unit

Category

Offsite

Research Notes

Notes

Courtenay, Percy Philip. "Migrants from the mountains : the costume art of the Hmong people of mainland Southeast Asia." pp. 7