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Hmong “Happy Fisherman” Pants

Currently, two Hmong “Happy Fisherman” Pants are offered on eBay by “zootube”

Hmong fisherman pants, example 1

This is auction #130344035302 Hmong fisherman pants

Hmong fisherman pants - example 2

This is auction #130340681357 Hmong fisherman pants example 2

Zach Fauth has been traveling in Burma, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand for 10 years now, collecting and vending textiles. These two pairs of "Happy Fisherman" pants are completely handmade and hand loomed from cotton/hemp.

They feature both piecework and patchwork designs. One of the designs is "Elephant's Foot," rendered in cross-stitch. I have read that the colorful patchwork design, repeated on these objects, can represent the "altar" that is present in every Hmong home in southeast Asia.

For more information about the Hmong and their traditional needlework, please visit: Hmong Textile Art: The Tie That Binds A Culture by Patricia L. Cummings.

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