E1366: Hmong Pandau Reverse Applique, Elephant's Foot Motif

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1366

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Marks/Labels:

Marked out price on the back. The price could be $10.00, however the price is too scratched out to tell for certain. The price was written in red ink and scratched out with black ink.

Materials:

fabric ➔ cloth ➔ cotton
fabric ➔ thread ➔ embroidery thread

Dimensions:

49.1 cm L
48.6 cm W

Provenance of Object:

Based on the cloth that is the back of the pandau, this pandau most likely was created in a refugee camp in Thailand, brought to Decorah, Iowa, and sold in Decorah, Iowa.

Ethnic Group:

Asian ➞ Hmong

Production Date:

ca. early 1980s

Use/Function:

This pandau is for decorative use made with traditional Hmong motifs and techniques.

Source Locality:

This pandau is most likely from a refugee camp in Thailand.

Acquisition Date:

November 3 2016

Description:

This is a medium-sized reverse applique pandau of brown and dark blue cloth with blue and purple embroidery. The motifs include an elephant's foot, steps, mountains, applique mountain border, embroidered seeds and flowers in the corners, and an embroidered fence.

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