Skip to main content

Image / Detailed Batik Wax Design

Have a question about this item?

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title
Detailed Batik Wax Design
Creator
Lewis, Judy
Date Created and/or Issued
[12 February 1987]
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
Detailed, close-up view of a baby carrier (Daim Nyias, Dlaim Hlaab Nyas) design drawn in wax on light blue fabric. The background design includes x-shaped (tus cim caiv) motifs outlined by hook (tus khawb) and fence (laj kab) motifs in the foreground. Circular areas at the center of diamond and fence motifs will either be left blank, or appliquéd with pumpkin flower motifs. Handwritten inscription beneath photograph reads, "Detail of wax design for baby carrier." Typed label affixed beneath inscription reads, "Detail of wax design on light blue fabric."
Image numbering inconsistent on verso.
Notes on verso read: "Baby carrier #3 [handwritten pencil, upper left verso]; Photo 07: baby carrier #3: detail of wax design 1984 {handwritten red ink, upper left verso]; HMong Baby Carrier #7 (photo 7), Lewis Judy, *HMO.4054.00* Fall 2002 [printed label, upper left verso]; L.FC [handwritten black ink, lower right verso]; FEB 12 1987 [stamped red ink, lower right verso]"
Numbering on verso inconsistent. Original title from SEACRC: HMong: Baby carrier and seed pillows (18 photos)
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Color
8 x 10 in. (13 x 16 in. with mat board)
16.21 x 20 in.
Nikon D800
Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 14.2 (Macintosh)
300 dpi
RGB
8
4864 x 6000 pixels
Identifier
SEACRCC-3712P
2005.65.161
3712
http://csus.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/seacrcc/id/47
Language
English
Subject
Batik
Hmong (culture or style)
Infant carriers
Textile design
Textile fabrics, Hmong
Daim Nyias (White HMong)
Dlaim Hlaab Nyas (Green HMong)
Tus Khawb
Laj Kab
Tus Cim Caiv
HMong
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 14

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.

Explore related content on Calisphere: