E1137: Hmong Bookmark Cross-stitch, green ribbon, "THAI"

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1137

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Documentary Artifact ➞ Bookmark

Marks/Labels:

"THAI" cross-stitched on top of Aida cloth in blue

Materials:

fabric ➔ cloth ➔ ribbon
fabric ➔ cloth ➔ cotton
fabric ➔ thread ➔ embroidery thread

Dimensions:

25 cm L
1.5 cm W

Provenance of Object:

Hmong immigrants in Decorah, Iowa sold or gave to donor Marilyn Anderson. However, object may have been made overseas in a refugee camp.

Ethnic Group:

Asian ➞ Hmong

Production Date:

1970s-1980s.

Use/Function:

This functions as a bookmark, but the Hmong creation of bookmarks in the 1970s-1980s is interesting as Hmong had been nearly exclusively an oral language (Michigan Hmong Arts 34).

Source Locality:

Hmong, Laos, Thailand, Decorah, Iowa

Acquisition Date:

January 30 2015

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