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Title
HMong Embroidered Handbag, #1
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 handbag made from black fabric. The body of the bag features red, green, yellow, and white cross stitched motifs of double snails (qab qwj) and elephant's foot (ko taw ntxhw) surrounding an embroidered flower (paj) in the center. Red a green tassels hang from the bottom edges of the bag.
Original title from SEACRC: HMong Embroidery Handbag #1: Traditional
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Color
bag: 12 x 11.5 in.; strap: 32 in.
Nikon D800
Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 14.2 (Macintosh)
300 dpi
RGB
8 bit
4286 x 6000 pixels
cross stitch; embroidering
Extent
4.688 MB
Identifier
SEACRCC-4190A
2005.65.061
4190
http://csus.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/seacrcc/id/409
Subject
Decorative arts, Hmong
Embroidery (visual works)
Embroidery, Hmong
Handbags
Hmong (culture or style)
Ko Taw Ntxhw
Paj
Qab Qwj
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 1

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