Hmong turban cloth
| Accession Nr.: | 2015.70.1 |
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| Type: | textile; costumes; textile arts |
| Date of production: |
third quarter of the 20th century
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| Materials/Techniques: | cotton canvas, synthetic |
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| Dimensions: | width: 15 cm length: 150 cm |
Characteristic clothing of the people from the Hmong ethnic group living in China and a number of Southeast Asian countries. Decorated with tiny, repeated embroidery patterns in bands on a black base, and colorful pompoms tied to the ends of short strings of beads.
