Vintage Hmong Story Cloth, Hand Embroidered hand stitched large

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Vintage Hmong Story Cloth, Hand Embroidered hand stitched large. Condition is "Used". Shipped with USPS First Class. Excellent clean condition .  30" x 32". Collectable.  Suitable for framing
During the Vietnam War, the Hmong people were recruited to fight alongside Americans. After the war, the Hmong people were classified as enemies of the state, and placed into Thai refugee camps. The Hmong people came into these refugee camps with what they could carry on their backs, and lacked any way to make money to help their families.
Most likely due to the Hmong people's intricately sewn clothing, it was suggested to them that they could sew story cloths in order to earn money, and that was the start and spread of the Hmong story cloths.
Since men and boys were more likely to have gone to school and have the experience of using pencils, they would first draw the stories. Once the drawings were completed, the women would then hand stitch the pictures to the story cloth using the needlework techniques that they have learned. As was common in the colorful, traditional clothing, the story cloths were originally created using very bright and bold colors (think neon pink and neon green). However, the Hmong people were told to keep the colors more subdued in order to appeal to the taste of Westerners.