DepartmentTextiles-Asia
Bridal head covering
NameHead covering
CultureHmong
Date20th century
Place madeVIETNAM, Southeast Asia, Asia
MediumCotton, dye
Dimensions15 9/16 × 29 5/8 in. (39.5 × 75.25 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Dee Smith, A.2012.43.3
Object numberA.2012.43.3
DescriptionSewn onto a black ground, in minute cross stitch, are geometric forms in brown and white, with rows separated from one another by cross-stitch rows in same color. Different geometic patterns in satin stitch are at both short ends. In the center, in orange, lilac, white and two shades of brown, is yet another geometric pattern. The edges are bound in white and orange cotton, extending slightly at all corners.
20th century
early 20th c.
