Object Record
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Metadata
Artist |
Unknown |
Nationality or Tribal Affiliation |
Hmong |
Title |
Flower Cloth |
Type of Object |
Needlework |
Date |
late 1980s - early 1990s |
Medium |
Cotton with cotton and synthetic thread |
Dimensions |
H-18.6 W-18.5 cm |
Collection |
Missoula Art Museum Collection |
How acquired |
Gift of Susan Lindbergh Miller in honor of Montana's Hmong Community |
Object ID |
2011.10.111 |
Statement about this object |
This cloth was made in Missoula and was intended to embellish a coin purse that would accompany a traditional costume. The central motifs are snail and center post. 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. Inside the center post patterns are seed stitches and the red border is embroidered with a fence pattern. |
Subjects |
Patterns (Design elements) Snails |