Hmong Tiger Legend Storycloth

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Title

Hmong Tiger Legend Storycloth

Subject

story cloth, hmong, folk art

Description


Hmong storycloth with traditional legend. Blue/gray background with embroidered illustrated story. The story is about a tiger who eats a man and his wife and children. The wife's sister, Yer, sends a bird to bring her family. The family comes, and the brothers kill the tiger.

Creator

Pai Vang

Source

Utah State Folk Arts Collection 1985.03

Date

1985

Contributor

Utah Division of Arts and Museums

Rights

Copyright All Years. Utah Division of Arts and Museums. All Rights Reserved.

Format

textile, cloth

Type

folk art, textile

Citation

Pai Vang, “Hmong Tiger Legend Storycloth,” Utah Folk Arts, accessed March 28, 2024, https://utahfolkarts.omeka.net/items/show/358.

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