E1501: Hmong Pandau Cross Stitch Hmong Lady

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1501

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Art/Folk Art

Materials:

fabric ➔ cloth ➔ cotton ➔ Aida
fabric ➔ cloth ➔ cotton
fabric ➔ thread ➔ embroidery thread

Dimensions:

23.5 cm L
16.75 cm W

Provenance of Object:

This object was most likely made here in Decorah because of the very large stitch cross stitching work. Also the backing fabric is a 1980's production item.

Ethnic Group:

Asian ➞ Hmong

Production Date:

1980s

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 Hmong lady in traditional Hmong Lao clothing attire. There is also a flower and a blue bird cross stitched onto the yellow aida cloth. The backing is a larges print fabric which could mean that the cross stitching was done in the late 1970s and the panel was framed, bound, and backed by someone else a little later.

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