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These colorful swatches of embroidery are sewn onto the back of the traditional Hmong shirt as a collar. These collars show the role that Hmong women and girls have in sewing and cross-stitch work.

Title
"Dab Tsho" - Back Collars
Creator
Lo, Kay Ying
Date (Text)
1981
Date
1981
Geographic Coverage
New York (N.Y.)
Subject (Topic)
Hmong (Asian People)
Hmong (Asian People)--United States.
Hmong Americans.
Decorative arts, Hmong.
Subject (Images)
Type
Physical Object
Format
Embroidery (visual works)
Dimensions
(Left to right, top to bottom) Item a- L:204mm W:194mm
Item b- L:140mm W:138mm
Item c- L:115mm W:142mm
Item d- L:137mm W:161mm
Item e- L:134mm W:138mm
Item f- L:112mm W:126mm
Item g- L:107mm W:141mm
Item h- L:125mm W:188mm
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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