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Title
Mien Woman's Shawl
Creator
Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued
Undated
Publication Information
California State University, Sacramento. Library. Donald and Beverly Gerth Special Collections and University Archives
Contributing Institution
California State University, Sacramento Library
Collection
Southeast Asia Community Resource Center Collection
Rights Information
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts or photographs must be submitted in writing to California State University, Sacramento. Library. Donald and Beverly Gerth Special Collections and University Archives as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Description
Lao-Mien woman's shawl with blue cross stitch designs on either end. Blue cross stich is more common among the Mien in Laos. Symbols depict grid stitched motifs of stars, squash flowers, and som, and cross stitched motifs of tiger's claws. The shawl is folded in half in the image.
Original title from SEACRC: Mien Woman's Shawl, blue crossstitch
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Color
146 x 20 in.
Nikon D800
Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 14.2 (Macintosh)
300 dpi
RGB
8 bit
4286 x 6000 pixels
cross stitch; embroidering
Extent
4.841 MB
Identifier
SEACRCC-4213A
2005.65.081
4213
http://csus.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/seacrcc/id/382
Subject
Clothing
Embroidery (visual works)
Textile design
Mien
Relation
From the Southeast Asia Community Resource Center Collection. MSS-2005/65. California State University, Sacramento. Library. Donald and Beverly Gerth Special Collections and University Archives
Box 2

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