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Title
HMong Paj Ntaub, Escape From Laos
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
HMong story cloth (paj ntaub) made of blue fabric. The story (constructed of appliquéd fabric) depicts the escape from Laos during the Secret War. The imagery depicts villagers leaving behind their villages to traverse wild terrains, and cross the Mekong River to Thai refugee camps. The imagery is bordered by gray, white, and blue appliquéd motifs of mountains (rooj).
Original title from SEACRC: HMong paj ntaub: Escape from Laos
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Color
33 x 34 in.
Nikon D800
Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 14.2 (Macintosh)
300 dpi
RGB
8 bit
4286 x 6000 pixels
appliqué (technique); cloth
Extent
4.2 MB
Identifier
SEACRCC-4119A
2005.65.094
4119
http://csus.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/seacrcc/id/354
Subject
Appliqué (textile visual works)
Decorative arts, Hmong
Hmong (culture or style)
Story cloths
Paj Ntaub
Rooj
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 4

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