1989 - 1992 My Yia Vang's Appliqued Wall Hanging
date: label: Date made
content: ca. 1990
label: date made
content: 1989-1992
name: label: maker
content: My Yia Vang
notes: label: Description
content: Alternating wide and narrow strips in black, red, light blue with black appliqued sawtooth form the border around 8" square. Reverse applique in center is a combination of traditional Hmong motifs: elephant footprint in the center, 4 hearts in corners and dream mazes. Surface embroidery of running stitches on reverse applique and tiny chicken feet motifs throughout.
label: Description
content: My Yia Vang, the maker of this piece, was born in Central Laos and immigrated to the U.S. on March 20, 1980. She used her needlework skills to make money to help support the family. These were pieces she made to sell at local craft fairs.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: Wisconsin, La Crosse
topic: label: Subject
content: Quilting
label: Subject
content: Immigrants
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: gift
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1997.0010.1
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Embroidery, Hmong
label: Object Name
content: embroidery
label: Object Name
content: wall hanging
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, polyester, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 in x 16 in; 40 cm x 40 cm