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Title
Mien Doll Carrying Baskets
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. Permission for publication is given on behalf of 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
Doll depicts a Mien woman wearing a long jacket with fluffy red collar and long embroidered pants. The long jacket has two front flaps that are tied around the waist producing two back tails, their embroidery visible over the aprons and pants. Her pant are adorned with red belt tassels worn on each side of her waist. The doll wears a black turban, wrapped so the embroidered ends stick out from the sides of her head indicating she is Mien from the Chiang Kham region of Thailand. The doll also wears silver earrings, a neck ring, chains, and bracelets. She holds a woven baskest in each hand, and carries one on her back.
Original title from SEACRC: Mien woman with baskets
Format
12.5 x 4.5 x 4 in.
dollmaking; embroidering; cloth; yarn
Identifier
SEACRCC-3136A
2005.65.004
http://csus.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/seacrcc/id/123
Subject
Dolls (figurines)
Embroidery (visual works)
Jewelry
Necklaces
Turbans
Baskets (containers)
Women
Chiang Kham (inhabited place)
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 5

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