E1498: Hmong Pandau Reverse Applique Chain-Stitch

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1498

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Materials:

fabric ➔ cloth
fabric ➔ cloth ➔ cotton ➔ linen
fabric ➔ thread ➔ embroidery thread

Dimensions:

13 cm L
13 cm W

Ethnic Group:

Asian ➞ Hmong

Production Date:

late 1970s

Source Locality:

not sure on production location; acquired in Decorah, IA

Acquisition Date:

1980s

Description:

This pandau is handmade from the early 1980s. It features a peacock ocellus motif stitch design in four places chain stitched in yellow thread. The orange and green triangles are sewn using a technique called satin stitching and they are representative of seeds. The large print backing fabric tells that this piece was most likely a practice pandau or that it was made using scrap fabric.

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