About the Artwork
Skirt
20th century
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Laotian
Hmong
Cotton fabrics, handspun linen, flax thread, batik, applique, counted cross stich embroidery
Overall (waist to hem; without tie): 21 × 33 inches (53.3 × 83.8 cm)
Costumes
African Art
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Alan P. Darr in memory of Mrs. O. A. Phipps
1989.92
This work is in the public domain.
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Provenance
Dr. Alan P. Darr and Mollie H. Fletcher (Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA)
1989-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Hmong, Laotian, Skirt, 20th century, cotton fabrics, handspun linen, flax thread, batik, applique, counted cross stich embroidery. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Alan P. Darr in memory of Mrs. O. A. Phipps, 1989.92.
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