DepartmentTextiles-Asia

Wall hanging

NameTextile

CultureBlue Hmong

DateMid-late 20th century

Place madenorthern Thailand, Asia

MediumCotton, hemp, indigo dye

Dimensions118 1/2 × 33 1/16 × 3/8 in. (301 × 84 × 1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Karen F. Beall and Dale K. Haworth, A.2018.22.1

Object numberA.2018.22.1

Collections

Asia

ProvenanceDonor pruchased from a textile expert in Chiang Mai, Thailand, in the 1990s.

DescriptionThis long wall-hanging is made primarily from hand-woven hemp decorated in indigo batik geometric patterns with narrow red machine appliqued stripes. It also has examples of hand applique in the blue and red squares set on point, in the characteristic Blue Hmong diamond shapes on a red ground, and in the vintage floral prints. Geometric cross-stitched designs in tan, red and white border much of the central panel.