Doll
HM2017.01.23
from the collection of
Title
"Meo Lai"Creation Date
circa 1970 – 1973Dimensions
10 in H x 3 1/2 in W
Width is measured shoulder-to-shoulder. 2 1/4 in for the width of the wooden base.
Description
“Meo Lai” is labeled on the bottom of the wooden block the doll is kneeling on. She is wearing a black headwrap with red pom poms at the top and a black and white striped ribbon hat. She has on a blue and black embroidered shirt with a black and white embroidered fold-over wrap skirt, a front cross-stitched apron and pink and green sash. She has silver earrings, cuff bracelets and xauv. In her hands, she is holding a paj ntaub. This doll belongs to the ethnic group, Hmong, in Southeast Asia.