DepartmentTextiles-Asia
Story Cloth
NameWall hanging
Maker
See Lee
CultureHmong
Dateca. 1989
Place madeLong Beach, California, United States, North America
MediumCotton
DimensionsOverall: 61 7/16 x 76 in. (156 x 193 cm)
Credit LineGift of of Joan and Robert Benedetti
Object numberA.2011.28.1
DescriptionLarge story cloth on a blue-gray ground with dozens of scenes embroidered. The scenes use multi colored thread and include numerous people, as well as buildings, plants and animals. There are also written descriptions of the scenes. The entire hanging is bordered by two sets of double blue/white stripes with blue triangles between them, surrounded by a 7.7 cm blue-gray border.
Late 17th century
Jesús Urbano Cardenas
c. 1985
