E1138: Hmong Bookmark Cross-stitch, brown/grey ribbon, "THAI"

Ethnographic

Identifier:
E1138
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
1.75 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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2015.ETHN01: Hmong Textile, Marilyn Anderson (2015.ETHN01)