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Title
Embroidered Karen Square, Thailand
Creator
Thai Tribal Crafts
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 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. 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
Square panel made of roughly woven black cotton fabric. Design includes squares in a grid pattern made of red and white chain stitches and satin stitches, and seed motifs in natural (undyed) cotton. Label affixed to the back of the square reads, 'Thai Tribal Crafts, Made in Thailand. Wash separately, Art 'KSQ/S' [handwritten] Fast colour, Part '229-103' [handwritten] dry clean, Baht '8.-' [handwritten], Tribe: Karen [underlined]/Lue/Lua.'
Original title from SEACRC: Karen square
Format
7 x 7.5 in.
cloth; cotton (textile); cross stitch; embroidering; needleworking (process)
Identifier
SEACRCC-4248A
2005.65.068
http://csus.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/seacrcc/id/266
Subject
Embroidery (visual works)
Karen
Needlework (visual works)
Textile design
Place
Thailand
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
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