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1986

Format:	Book
Title:	Hmong art : tradition and change.
Publisher, Date:	Sheboygan, Wis. : John Michael Kohler Arts Center, ©1986.
Description:	xi, 153 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 x 28 cm
Summary:	"Since the 1975 communist takeover of Laos, over 60,000 Hmong refugees have immigrated to the United States from Southeast Asia, bringing with them a rich visual and performing arts heritage. HMONG ART: TRADITION AND CHANGE is the first exhibition and publication to document extensively the textiles, jewelry, musical instruments, and other artifacts currently produced by Hmong folk artists throughout this country."
Subjects:	Decorative arts, Hmong -- Exhibitions. Decorative arts -- United States -- Exhibitions. Hmong (Asian people)
Other Author:	John Michael Kohler Arts Center.
Notes:	Catalog of an exhibition held Feb. 24-May 5, 1985, and organized by the John Michael Kohler Arts Center. Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-152).
Contents:	Antecedents of Hmong resettlement in the United States / by Timothy Dunnigan -- The Hmong and their music... a critique of pure speech / by Amy Catlin -- Hmong art: tradition and change / by Joanne Cubbs -- Illustrations and catalogue of objects. Hmong ritual belief ; Traditional costume ; Costumes of birth and death ; Acculturated textiles ; Jewelry ; Artifacts of daily use -- Hmong traditional artists: biographical notes -- Report on National Conference of Hmong traditional artists.
LCCN:	85025963
ISBN:	0932718191 9780932718198
Other Number:	12811368
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Control Number:	58718
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Call Number:	745.089959 Hmong ar

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