E1593: Christmas Card with Envelope and Vietnamese Silk Painting

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E1593

Classification Category:

8:Communication Artifacts ➞ Documentary Artifact

Materials:

fabric ➔ cloth ➔ silk
colorant ➔ paint
paper ➔ unidentified

Dimensions:

29cm L
19.5cm W
Weight: 11 g

Description:

A Christmas card from a Hmong man living in Vietnam to a Decorah resident. It features a silk painting of a boy riding a water buffalo affixed to the front. The envelope it was mailed in is addressed to Becky Kamm. The inside of the card contains a letter written in pen on the inner right side to Becky Kamm and family from a Lê Ngọc Thanh.

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