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Hmong story cloth

Also known as paj ntaub

Hmong story cloth: photograph by Unknown
Photo: Unknown, Public domain, source on Wikimedia Commons

Stitch scenes of village life onto a border-framed cloth by placing tiny motifs (houses, buffalo, rice, river, birds) to match a story prompt.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of China, Laos, Thailand.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of China.

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