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This purse was made in a refugee camp in Thailand. Chia Yang's uncle drew the pictures onto cloth, then her sister sewed the patterns onto the purse. This is a story cloth that depicts their daily activities.

Title
Embroidered Pink Bag
Creator
Yang, Chia
Date (Text)
1990
Date
1990
Geographic Coverage
Thailand.
Subject (Topic)
Hmong (Asian People)
Hmong (Asian People)--United States.
Hmong Americans.
Refugees.
Subject (Images)
Type
Physical Object
Format
Coin purses
Dimensions
L: 195mm W:120mm
Digital Exhibit
Hmong Keeb Kwm: The Hmong Heritage Project
Collection in Repository
Hmong Keeb Kwm
Standard Rights Statement
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Contributing Institution
Contact Information
Catawba County Library 115 West C Street Newton, NC 28658 | 828-465-8664
Digital Collection
Images of North Carolina
Accessibility Statement
Archival Content: this is a digital surrogate of an item that was created before April 26, 2027. It is presented here for research, reference or recordkeeping. For help accessing this material, please visit https://www.digitalnc.org/about/policies/accessibility/

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