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Textiles as Texts: Arts of Hmong Women from LaosBook by Amy Catlin and Dixie Swift
Ten oral histories and three essays: "Buffalo Heads and Sacred Threads: Hmong Culture of Southeast Asian Highlands" by anthropologist Eric Crystal; "Pa Yang: A Personal Treasure" concerning textile arts by folklorist Amy E. Skillman; "Songs of Hmong Women: Virgins, Orphans, Widows and Bards" by ethnomusicologist Amy Catlin. Soft cover, 32 pages, 44 photographs, 5 song translations. Photocopy available only.
"This slim volume contains more information than most lengthy texts. Amy Catlin's chapter on songs of Hmong women adds another gem to her string of ethnomusicological articles on Indochinese peoples." -The Journal of Asian Studies 48:4 (Nov.'89)
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ISBN 1-880519-008-9 © 1987 Price $5 + S &H | ||
Virgins, Orphans, Widows, and Bards: Songs of Hmong Women
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ISBN 1-880519-006-2 © 1987 Price $10 + S&H |