Preview
Creation Date
About 1986–1987
Geography
Laos, Thailand
Culture
Hmong
Medium
Cotton and thread (silk or synthetic)
Dimensions
53 ½ × 58 in. (135.9 × 147.3 cm.)
Credit Line
Long-term loan from Sarah Blick, 2023
Accession Number
2023.12
Creator Biography
Hmong artist in Thailand refugee camp
Description
This embroidered and quilted cloth visually tells the story of Hmong communities in Laos who fled to Thailand during and after the Vietnam War. Hmong refugees in the U.S. sent the blue and grey cloth back to their families still in Thai refugee camps, where this story cloth was made. This story cloth, and many others like it, were sold in the U.S. as a source of income for those still in the refugee camps.
See a similar example in the Missoula Art Museum.
Keywords
Refugees, War, History, People, Soldiers, Rivers, Helicopters