Object Record
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Metadata
Artist |
Unknown |
Nationality or Tribal Affiliation |
Hmong |
Title |
Embroidered Flower Cloth |
Type of Object |
Needlework |
Date |
Before 1988 |
Medium |
Cotton/Thread |
Dimensions |
H-53 W-52.2 cm |
Collection |
Missoula Art Museum Collection |
How acquired |
Gift of Susan Lindbergh Miller in honor of Montana's Hmong Community |
Object ID |
2011.10.208 |
Statement about this object |
Snails indicate that the work is made the Sam Neua tradition or by a maker from that region. Traditionally, the snail pattern symbolizes family, with conjoined snails, as seen here, suggesting fecundity or fertility. This flower cloth was made in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. |
Subjects |
Patterns (Design elements) Snails |