Sunday, January 24, 2010
Who would have thought that history and culture can be passed down through a textile art. According to Ava L. McCall in "Speaking through Cloth: Teaching Hmong History and Culture through Textile Art," "Hmong women's voices and perspectives on history and culture is conveyed through the paj ntaub" (230). It is amazing how the intricate embroideries on the story cloth can explain the everyday