E1428: Hmong Clothing, Shirt with cross stitch embroidery, snail motif.

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1428

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Clothing ➞ Outerwear ➞ Shirt

Marks/Labels:

N/A.

Materials:

fabric ➔ cloth ➔ cotton
fabric ➔ thread ➔ embroidery thread
fabric ➔ cloth ➔ cotton ➔ Monks

Dimensions:

71 cm L
56.5 cm W

Provenance of Object:

Northeast Iowa.

Ethnic Group:

Asian ➞ Hmong

Production Date:

Late 1970s, early 1980s.

Use/Function:

Clothing-shirt.

Source Locality:

Northeast Iowa.

Description:

This is a men's shirt that has batik accents on the sleeve cuffs and down the front of the shirt. The front of the shirt going down it is a cross-stitch design of snail motifs.

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