Book
From the heart and the mind: creating Paj Ntaub in the context of community
University Microfilms International • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Published In 1990 • Pages:
By: Peterson, Sally Nina.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a detailed study of the making of PAJ NTAUB and its meaning to the Hmong. PAJ NTAUB or 'flower cloth' is a technique of embroidery, applique, and batik created by generations of Hmong women in the highlands of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand and carried with them as refugees to the United States. In addition to the various genres of PAJ NTAUB which are discussed in the text and the manner in which women learn and teach this technique, the source also describes the criteria of component creation and aesthetic principles governing the evaluation of individual performances. Peterson also describes the contemporary marketing of PAJ NTAUB products in the United States, and examines various issues of economic survival, cross-cultural communication, cultural preservation, and authenticity (ix-x).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Clothing
- Art
- Clothing manufacture
- Decorative art
- Representative art
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- North American Hmong
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2000
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Folklorist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1991
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1984-1989
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- not specified
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- [by] Sally Nina Peterson
- Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Pennsylvania, 1990
- UM 9026627
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 440-469) and index
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Hmong Americans