Summary
Embroidered Banner made by members of the Hmong community in Victoria, in 1990. It depicts a Hmong celebration. The Victorian Hmong community developed after many Hmong fled from Laos in 1975 and arrived in Australia in mid 1980s after spending time in Thai refugee camps. The women of the Victorian Hmong community produced and sold these types of works at the Fitzroy Craft Market to supplement family income.
The central panel uses fabric and embroidery threads to depict men, women and children on a festive occasion, all wearing traditional festive dress.
Fine needlework has always been a source of great pride to Hmong women and girls are taught to sew at age seven or eight. This type of embroidered panel is typical of Yao style in both technique and colour.
Physical Description
Rectangular banner in navy with no padding. There is an appliqued border consisting of a plain blue band on the outer edge, a narrow band in grey, then one in white, a zigzag pattern of blue and grey, and finally two narrow bands in white and grey.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Place & Date Made
Hmong Community, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1990
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Place & Date Used
Hmong Women's Stall, Fitzroy, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1990
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Classification
Cultural identity, Ethnicity - creative practice, Needlework
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
129 cm (Length), 87 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
129 mm (Length), 87 mm (Height)
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Dimensions
1300 mm (Length), 800 mm (Width)
Measurement From Conservation.
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References
Costelow, M. Embroidery, Marshall Cavendish Editions pp. 266-267.
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Keywords
Cultural Identity, Cultural Maintenance, Handcrafts, Hmong, Laotian Communities, Laotian Culture, Laotian Immigration, Refugees
