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Three silver coins, tied on a red string, given to Kay Ying Lo as a wedding gift. Silver is considered the "base of money" to the Hmong. The word for "money" is the same as the word "silver"- nyiaj.

Title
Silver Coins on Red String
Date (Text)
1987
Date
1987
Geographic Coverage
Laos.
Subject (Topic)
Hmong (Asian People)
Hmong (Asian People)--United States.
Hmong Americans.
Subject (Images)
Type
Physical Object
Format
Money (objects)
Dimensions
L:20mm W:195mm
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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