Woman's Bib, 20th century, 19 x 16 5/16 in. ( x cm) (without ties), Cotton; resist dyed (batik) and embroidery, Vietnam, 20th century, In Hmong tradition, women have created complex textiles, often with geometric, abstracted patterns, that provide a shared visual language within an oral culture. Among the most difficult to produce are indigo batiks, which depend on a resist-dyeing process. First, the design is drawn on the cloth with wax, which resists dyeing and protects the pattern. Then the cloth is dipped in an indigo dye bath. Next, the wax is removed

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