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Story cloth

2014.181.1

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Titles: Story cloth (Supplied title)

Description: Hmong paj ntaub (pa ndau) textile art. Story cloth illustrating temples, animals, birds, people and spiritual figures. Framed at center with white and green borders, figures are embroidered on a black cotton blend ground. The multicolored embroidered figures are outlined in chain stitch. At the center are two temple representations with meditating monks. Within the border, figures include god of thunder, dragons, people on horseback, people standing, bulls, trees, birds, and a boar. The outer space is a dark blue cotton blend ground embroidered with a variety of additional animals, people, thunder gods, trees and birds. An outer border has two white cotton bands with a green cotton band in between. The backing is multiple pieces of white cotton sewn in white, green and black threads. Story cloths were made for sale by Hmong refugees in Thailand and were sold around the world. Made in Ban Vinai, Thailand. Purchased in Saint Paul, Minnesota, circa, 1979.

Dates

  • Approximately 1979 (Creation)

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: 2014.181.1

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

  • Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

  • 58 inches height
  • 75 inches width

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2014.181.1

Collections items are not for sale.
A reproduction can be purchased.