Material: Silk
Style: Southern Philippines
Size: Length 91 cm, Width 85 cm
Order Number: MHSASPH1

West Mindanao and the neighbouring Sulu Archipelago are the main Muslim communities of the Philippines and the Tausug are one of the most important Muslim weaving groups.

Islam spread rapidly throughout Southeast Asia in the 13th to 15th centuries. Its furthest expansion was in the Philippines. The earliest Islamic communities were established in the Sulu Achipelago in the last quarter of the 13th century.

Islamic states preceded Magellan in the Philippines in 1521. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi established Manila as the Spanish capital in 1571. There were three centuries of warfare between the Spaniards and the Muslims. The states of Sulu and Maguindanao became trading states with contacts in the outside world. This introduced them to new weaving techniques and new styles for clothes, which were reworked to create unique Muslim Philippino textiles.

The Tausug people are the culturally dominant group in the Sulu Archipelago and Sultanate of Jolo. Jolo traded with the Chinese, Arabs and other Asians, who also lived there, which led to diverse forms of dress. Silk came from China. Jolo eventually traded with the Europeans.

Tausug women are among the most accomplished weavers in the country and are renowned for their coloured silk tapestry weave headcloths (pis) and men’s waist sashes (kandit). They used imported Chinese silk. In recent decades they tend to use cotton or polyester yarns.

Kandit and pis are woven using a tapestry technique, which was probably introduced as a result of the Chinese textile trade. The patterns are rigidly geometric, perhaps derived from Indian mandalas. The colours are rainbow-hued.

This Tausug tapestry-woven silk headcloth was an essential part of the ceremonial costume of a Tausug man. A waist-sash of the same technique was used to hold a dagger.  The central design is a mandala and the geometric design (siyabit) is intended as eye-catching decoration.

There is an example in Textiles of Southease Asia, Tradition, Trade and Transformation, Robyn Maxwell, Periplus Editions, 2003, page 203.

Early 20th century.

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Material: Silk
Style: Southern Philippines
Size: Length 236 cm, Width 32 cm
Order Number: MHSASPWS1

West Mindanao and the neighbouring Sulu Archipelago are the main Muslim communities of the Philippines and the Tausug are one of the most important Muslim weaving groups.

Islam spread rapidly throughout Southeast Asia in the 13th to 15th centuries. Its furthest expansion was in the Philippines. The earliest Islamic communities were established in the Sulu Achipelago in the last quarter of the 13th century.

Islamic states preceded Magellan in the Philippines in 1521. Miguel Lopez de Legazpi established Manila as the Spanish capital in 1571. There were three centuries of warfare between the Spaniards and the Muslims. The states of Sulu and Maguindanao became trading states with contacts in the outside world. This introduced them to new weaving techniques and new styles for clothes, which were reworked to create unique Muslim Philippino textiles.

The Tausug people are the culturally dominant group in the Sulu Archipelago and Sultanate of Jolo. Jolo traded with the Chinese, Arabs and other Asians, who also lived there, which led to diverse forms of dress. Silk came from China. Jolo eventually traded with the Europeans.

Tausug women are among the most accomplished weavers in the country and are renowned for their coloured silk tapestry weave headcloths (pis) and men’s waist sashes (kandit). They used imported Chinese silk. In recent decades they tend to use cotton or polyester yarns.

Kandit and pis are woven using a tapestry technique, which was probably introduced as a result of the Chinese textile trade. The patterns are rigidly geometric, perhaps derived from Indian mandalas. The colours are rainbow-hued.

This Tausug tapestry-woven silk waist sash was an essential part of the ceremonial costume of a Tausug man. It was used to hold a dagger.  There are some organic dyes and unmended holes.

There is an example in From the Rainbow’s Varied Hue, Textiles of the Southern Philippines, edited by Roy W. Hamilton, UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 1998, pages 72 and 73.

Late 19th century.

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Material: Cotton, sequins
Style: Sumatra, Indonesia
Size: Height 14 cm, Width 6 cm
Order Number: MHSSASWD1

Probably from Palembang, used as decorations during a ceremony or festival.

Map of Sumatra.

Early – mid 20th century.

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Material: Silk, gold thread, silver thread
Style: Turkmen
Size:  Height 11 cm, Diameter 18 cm
Order Number: MHSATMS2

Turkmens are a Central Asian Turkic ethnic group living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern Iran and Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and North Caucasus.

Embroidered man’s skull cap, made by a nomadic Turkmen woman in Turkmenistan, Central Asia, in about 1920.

Caps are worn by men, women, and children throughout Central Asia. Muslim men wear skullcaps indoors to cover a shaven head. When they were outside in the street or travelling they were worn under a turban. Silk skullcaps were only worn by the aristocracy and were extremely finely woven.

The motifs identify the ethnic group, class, religion and area where the wearer lives.

An embroiderer’s skill was important and gave prestige to the woman, her husband and family. Girls learnt the art from their mothers. They embroidered textiles for their dowries, wall hangings, storage bags, cushion covers, sheets and clothes.

Early 20th century.

Map of Turkmenistan.

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Material: Silk
Style: Laos
Size: Length 75 cm, Width 37 cm 
Order Number: MHSLSDC1

Lao textiles are among the finest textiles in the world with elaborate designs,  playful, mysterious motifs, and beautiful rich colours. They are usually made of silk and/or cotton, sometimes with metallic yarn as supplementary weft. Cotton was used for everyday clothing and homewares; silk was used for ceremonies, such as weddings,  religious events and funerals, and gifts to the temples. Silk textiles represent wealth and were traded.

The patterns, colours and designs indicate the wearer’s identity as well as their social and marital status.

The rich colours are derived from natural and chemical dyes. The main colours are indigo, yellow, green, white and red with highlights of secondary colours. It is common to see a single motif
repeated across a textile.

Lao girls learn how to weave at around the age of 5 or 6 from their mothers, grandmothers and aunts. They weave their own clothes and clothes for their marriage, as well as bedding, blankets, and gifts. They also weave textiles for religious purposes, for example robes for monks and ceremonial textiles for the temples. A girl’s skill at weaving shows her potential to be a good wife.

Lao women inside and outside Laos still wear silk textiles at important events.

Map of Laos.

Mid 20th century.

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Material: Hand Woven Silk
Style: Laos
Size: Length 674 cm, Width 40 cm (not including the fringes)
Order Number: MHSLSHD1

There are some tears.

Lao textiles are among the finest textiles in the world with elaborate designs,  playful, mysterious motifs, and beautiful rich colours. They are usually made of silk and/or cotton, sometimes with metallic yarn as supplementary weft. Cotton was used for everyday clothing and homewares; silk was used for ceremonies, such as weddings,  religious events and funerals, and gifts to the temples. Silk textiles represent wealth and were traded.

The patterns, colours and designs indicate the wearer’s identity as well as their social and marital status.

The rich colours are derived from natural and chemical dyes. The main colours are indigo, yellow, green, white and red with highlights of secondary colours. It is common to see a single motif
repeated across a textile.

Lao girls learn how to weave at around the age of 5 or 6 from their mothers, grandmothers and aunts. They weave their own clothes and clothes for their marriage, as well as bedding, blankets, and gifts. They also weave textiles for religious purposes, for example robes for monks and ceremonial textiles for the temples. A girl’s skill at weaving shows her potential to be a good wife.

Lao women inside and outside Laos still wear silk textiles at important events.

Map of Laos.

Mid 20th century.

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Material: Hand Woven Silk, indigo
Style: Laos
Size: Length 648 cm, Width 42 cm
Order Number: MHSLSHD2

There are some tears.

Lao textiles are among the finest textiles in the world with elaborate designs,  playful, mysterious motifs, and beautiful rich colours. They are usually made of silk and/or cotton, sometimes with metallic yarn as supplementary weft. Cotton was used for everyday clothing and homewares; silk was used for ceremonies, such as weddings,  religious events and funerals, and gifts to the temples. Silk textiles represent wealth and were traded.

The patterns, colours and designs indicate the wearer’s identity as well as their social and marital status.

The rich colours are derived from natural and chemical dyes. The main colours are indigo, yellow, green, white and red with highlights of secondary colours. It is common to see a single motif
repeated across a textile.

Lao girls learn how to weave at around the age of 5 or 6 from their mothers, grandmothers and aunts. They weave their own clothes and clothes for their marriage, as well as bedding, blankets, and gifts. They also weave textiles for religious purposes, for example robes for monks and ceremonial textiles for the temples. A girl’s skill at weaving shows her potential to be a good wife.

Lao women inside and outside Laos still wear silk textiles at important events.

Map of Laos.

Mid 20th century.

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Material: Silk
Style: Laos
Size: Length 207 cm, Width 68 cm  (not including the fringe)
Order Number: MHSLSSC1

The textile displays intricate, multi-coloured diamond patterns. The fringes are decorated with silk worm cacoons.

Lao textiles are among the finest textiles in the world with elaborate designs,  playful, mysterious motifs, and beautiful rich colours. They are usually made of silk and/or cotton, sometimes with metallic yarn as supplementary weft. Cotton was used for everyday clothing and homewares; silk was used for ceremonies, such as weddings,  religious events and funerals, and gifts to the temples. Silk textiles represent wealth and were traded.

The patterns, colours and designs indicate the wearer’s identity as well as their social and marital status.

The rich colours are derived from natural and chemical dyes. The main colours are indigo, yellow, green, white and red with highlights of secondary colours. It is common to see a single motif
repeated across a textile.

Lao girls learn how to weave at around the age of 5 or 6 from their mothers, grandmothers and aunts. They weave their own clothes and clothes for their marriage, as well as bedding, blankets, and gifts. They also weave textiles for religious purposes, for example robes for monks and ceremonial textiles for the temples. A girl’s skill at weaving shows her potential to be a good wife.

Lao women inside and outside Laos still wear silk textiles at important events.

Map of Laos.

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Material: Silk
Style: Laos
Size: Length 187 cm, Width 37 cm 
Order Number: MHSLSSC10

There are some holes.

Lao textiles are among the finest textiles in the world with elaborate designs,  playful, mysterious motifs, and beautiful rich colours. They are usually made of silk and/or cotton, sometimes with metallic yarn as supplementary weft. Cotton was used for everyday clothing and homewares; silk was used for ceremonies, such as weddings,  religious events and funerals, and gifts to the temples. Silk textiles represent wealth and were traded.

The patterns, colours and designs indicate the wearer’s identity as well as their social and marital status.

The rich colours are derived from natural and chemical dyes. The main colours are indigo, yellow, green, white and red with highlights of secondary colours. It is common to see a single motif
repeated across a textile.

Lao girls learn how to weave at around the age of 5 or 6 from their mothers, grandmothers and aunts. They weave their own clothes and clothes for their marriage, as well as bedding, blankets, and gifts. They also weave textiles for religious purposes, for example robes for monks and ceremonial textiles for the temples. A girl’s skill at weaving shows her potential to be a good wife.

Lao women inside and outside Laos still wear silk textiles at important events.

Map of Laos.

Mid 20th century.

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Material: Silk, indigo cotton
Style: Laos
Size: Length 239 cm, Width 38 cm 
Order Number: MHSLSSC11

Lao textiles are among the finest textiles in the world with elaborate designs,  playful, mysterious motifs, and beautiful rich colours. They are usually made of silk and/or cotton, sometimes with metallic yarn as supplementary weft. Cotton was used for everyday clothing and homewares; silk was used for ceremonies, such as weddings,  religious events and funerals, and gifts to the temples. Silk textiles represent wealth and were traded.

The patterns, colours and designs indicate the wearer’s identity as well as their social and marital status.

The rich colours are derived from natural and chemical dyes. The main colours are indigo, yellow, green, white and red with highlights of secondary colours. It is common to see a single motif
repeated across a textile.

Lao girls learn how to weave at around the age of 5 or 6 from their mothers, grandmothers and aunts. They weave their own clothes and clothes for their marriage, as well as bedding, blankets, and gifts. They also weave textiles for religious purposes, for example robes for monks and ceremonial textiles for the temples. A girl’s skill at weaving shows her potential to be a good wife.

Lao women inside and outside Laos still wear silk textiles at important events.

Map of Laos.

Mid 20th century.

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Material: Handwoven Cotton, indigo
Style: Laos
Size: Length 130 cm, Width 42 cm 
Order Number: MHSLSSC12

Lao textiles are among the finest textiles in the world with elaborate designs,  playful, mysterious motifs, and beautiful rich colours. They are usually made of silk and/or cotton, sometimes with metallic yarn as supplementary weft. Cotton was used for everyday clothing and homewares; silk was used for ceremonies, such as weddings,  religious events and funerals, and gifts to the temples. Silk textiles represent wealth and were traded.

The patterns, colours and designs indicate the wearer’s identity as well as their social and marital status.

The rich colours are derived from natural and chemical dyes. The main colours are indigo, yellow, green, white and red with highlights of secondary colours. It is common to see a single motif
repeated across a textile.

Lao girls learn how to weave at around the age of 5 or 6 from their mothers, grandmothers and aunts. They weave their own clothes and clothes for their marriage, as well as bedding, blankets, and gifts. They also weave textiles for religious purposes, for example robes for monks and ceremonial textiles for the temples. A girl’s skill at weaving shows her potential to be a good wife.

Lao women inside and outside Laos still wear silk textiles at important events.

Map of Laos.

Mid 20th century.

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Material: Silk
Style: Laos
Size: Length 133 cm, Width 42 cm (not including the fringes)
Order Number: MHSLSSC13

Lao textiles are among the finest textiles in the world with elaborate designs,  playful, mysterious motifs, and beautiful rich colours. They are usually made of silk and/or cotton, sometimes with metallic yarn as supplementary weft. Cotton was used for everyday clothing and homewares; silk was used for ceremonies, such as weddings,  religious events and funerals, and gifts to the temples. Silk textiles represent wealth and were traded.

The patterns, colours and designs indicate the wearer’s identity as well as their social and marital status.

The rich colours are derived from natural and chemical dyes. The main colours are indigo, yellow, green, white and red with highlights of secondary colours. It is common to see a single motif
repeated across a textile.

Lao girls learn how to weave at around the age of 5 or 6 from their mothers, grandmothers and aunts. They weave their own clothes and clothes for their marriage, as well as bedding, blankets, and gifts. They also weave textiles for religious purposes, for example robes for monks and ceremonial textiles for the temples. A girl’s skill at weaving shows her potential to be a good wife.

Lao women inside and outside Laos still wear silk textiles at important events.

Map of Laos.

Mid 20th century.

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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Material: Silk
Style: Laos
Size: Length 129 cm, Width 41 cm (not including the fringes)
Order Number: MHSLSSC14

Lao textiles are among the finest textiles in the world with elaborate designs,  playful, mysterious motifs, and beautiful rich colours. They are usually made of silk and/or cotton, sometimes with metallic yarn as supplementary weft. Cotton was used for everyday clothing and homewares; silk was used for ceremonies, such as weddings,  religious events and funerals, and gifts to the temples. Silk textiles represent wealth and were traded.

The patterns, colours and designs indicate the wearer’s identity as well as their social and marital status.

The rich colours are derived from natural and chemical dyes. The main colours are indigo, yellow, green, white and red with highlights of secondary colours. It is common to see a single motif
repeated across a textile.

Lao girls learn how to weave at around the age of 5 or 6 from their mothers, grandmothers and aunts. They weave their own clothes and clothes for their marriage, as well as bedding, blankets, and gifts. They also weave textiles for religious purposes, for example robes for monks and ceremonial textiles for the temples. A girl’s skill at weaving shows her potential to be a good wife.

Lao women inside and outside Laos still wear silk textiles at important events.

Map of Laos.

Mid 20th century.

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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Material: Silk
Style: Laos
Size: Length 250 cm, Width 38 cm (not including the fringes)
Order Number: MHSLSSC15

Lao textiles are among the finest textiles in the world with elaborate designs,  playful, mysterious motifs, and beautiful rich colours. They are usually made of silk and/or cotton, sometimes with metallic yarn as supplementary weft. Cotton was used for everyday clothing and homewares; silk was used for ceremonies, such as weddings,  religious events and funerals, and gifts to the temples. Silk textiles represent wealth and were traded.

The patterns, colours and designs indicate the wearer’s identity as well as their social and marital status.

The rich colours are derived from natural and chemical dyes. The main colours are indigo, yellow, green, white and red with highlights of secondary colours. It is common to see a single motif
repeated across a textile.

Lao girls learn how to weave at around the age of 5 or 6 from their mothers, grandmothers and aunts. They weave their own clothes and clothes for their marriage, as well as bedding, blankets, and gifts. They also weave textiles for religious purposes, for example robes for monks and ceremonial textiles for the temples. A girl’s skill at weaving shows her potential to be a good wife.

Lao women inside and outside Laos still wear silk textiles at important events.

Map of Laos.

Mid 20th century.

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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Material: Silk, cotton, indigo
Style: Laos
Size: Length 210 cm, Width 43 cm (not including the fringes)
Order Number: MHSLSSC16

Lao textiles are among the finest textiles in the world with elaborate designs,  playful, mysterious motifs, and beautiful rich colours. They are usually made of silk and/or cotton, sometimes with metallic yarn as supplementary weft. Cotton was used for everyday clothing and homewares; silk was used for ceremonies, such as weddings,  religious events and funerals, and gifts to the temples. Silk textiles represent wealth and were traded.

The patterns, colours and designs indicate the wearer’s identity as well as their social and marital status.

The rich colours are derived from natural and chemical dyes. The main colours are indigo, yellow, green, white and red with highlights of secondary colours. It is common to see a single motif
repeated across a textile.

Lao girls learn how to weave at around the age of 5 or 6 from their mothers, grandmothers and aunts. They weave their own clothes and clothes for their marriage, as well as bedding, blankets, and gifts. They also weave textiles for religious purposes, for example robes for monks and ceremonial textiles for the temples. A girl’s skill at weaving shows her potential to be a good wife.

Lao women inside and outside Laos still wear silk textiles at important events.

Map of Laos.

Early – mid 20th century.

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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Material: Silk
Style: Laos
Size: Length 204 cm, Width 56 cm
Order Number: MHSLSSC17

Lao textiles are among the finest textiles in the world with elaborate designs,  playful, mysterious motifs, and beautiful rich colours. They are usually made of silk and/or cotton, sometimes with metallic yarn as supplementary weft. Cotton was used for everyday clothing and homewares; silk was used for ceremonies, such as weddings,  religious events and funerals, and gifts to the temples. Silk textiles represent wealth and were traded.

The patterns, colours and designs indicate the wearer’s identity as well as their social and marital status.

The rich colours are derived from natural and chemical dyes. The main colours are indigo, yellow, green, white and red with highlights of secondary colours. It is common to see a single motif
repeated across a textile.

Lao girls learn how to weave at around the age of 5 or 6 from their mothers, grandmothers and aunts. They weave their own clothes and clothes for their marriage, as well as bedding, blankets, and gifts. They also weave textiles for religious purposes, for example robes for monks and ceremonial textiles for the temples. A girl’s skill at weaving shows her potential to be a good wife.

Lao women inside and outside Laos still wear silk textiles at important events.

Map of Laos.

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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Material: Silk
Style: Laos
Size: Length 207 cm, Width 68 cm  (not including the fringe)
Order Number: MHSLSSC2

The textile displays intricate, multi-coloured diamond patterns. The fringes are decorated with silk worm cacoons.

Lao textiles are among the finest textiles in the world with elaborate designs,  playful, mysterious motifs, and beautiful rich colours. They are usually made of silk and/or cotton, sometimes with metallic yarn as supplementary weft. Cotton was used for everyday clothing and homewares; silk was used for ceremonies, such as weddings,  religious events and funerals, and gifts to the temples. Silk textiles represent wealth and were traded.

The patterns, colours and designs indicate the wearer’s identity as well as their social and marital status.

The rich colours are derived from natural and chemical dyes. The main colours are indigo, yellow, green, white and red with highlights of secondary colours. It is common to see a single motif
repeated across a textile.

Lao girls learn how to weave at around the age of 5 or 6 from their mothers, grandmothers and aunts. They weave their own clothes and clothes for their marriage, as well as bedding, blankets, and gifts. They also weave textiles for religious purposes, for example robes for monks and ceremonial textiles for the temples. A girl’s skill at weaving shows her potential to be a good wife.

Lao women inside and outside Laos still wear silk textiles at important events.

Map of Laos.

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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Material: Silk
Style: Laos
Size: Length 251 cm, Width 24 cm  (not including the fringe)
Order Number: MHSLSSC3

The textile displays intricate, multi-coloured diamond patterns.

Lao textiles are among the finest textiles in the world with elaborate designs,  playful, mysterious motifs, and beautiful rich colours. They are usually made of silk and/or cotton, sometimes with metallic yarn as supplementary weft. Cotton was used for everyday clothing and homewares; silk was used for ceremonies, such as weddings,  religious events and funerals, and gifts to the temples. Silk textiles represent wealth and were traded.

The patterns, colours and designs indicate the wearer’s identity as well as their social and marital status.

The rich colours are derived from natural and chemical dyes. The main colours are indigo, yellow, green, white and red with highlights of secondary colours. It is common to see a single motif
repeated across a textile.

Lao girls learn how to weave at around the age of 5 or 6 from their mothers, grandmothers and aunts. They weave their own clothes and clothes for their marriage, as well as bedding, blankets, and gifts. They also weave textiles for religious purposes, for example robes for monks and ceremonial textiles for the temples. A girl’s skill at weaving shows her potential to be a good wife.

Lao women inside and outside Laos still wear silk textiles at important events.

Map of Laos.

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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Material: Silk
Style: Laos
Size: Length 182 cm, Width 65 cm  (not including the fringe)
Order Number: MHSLSSC4

The textile displays intricate, multi-coloured diamond patterns.

Lao textiles are among the finest textiles in the world with elaborate designs,  playful, mysterious motifs, and beautiful rich colours. They are usually made of silk and/or cotton, sometimes with metallic yarn as supplementary weft. Cotton was used for everyday clothing and homewares; silk was used for ceremonies, such as weddings,  religious events and funerals, and gifts to the temples. Silk textiles represent wealth and were traded.

The patterns, colours and designs indicate the wearer’s identity as well as their social and marital status.

The rich colours are derived from natural and chemical dyes. The main colours are indigo, yellow, green, white and red with highlights of secondary colours. It is common to see a single motif
repeated across a textile.

Lao girls learn how to weave at around the age of 5 or 6 from their mothers, grandmothers and aunts. They weave their own clothes and clothes for their marriage, as well as bedding, blankets, and gifts. They also weave textiles for religious purposes, for example robes for monks and ceremonial textiles for the temples. A girl’s skill at weaving shows her potential to be a good wife.

Lao women inside and outside Laos still wear silk textiles at important events.

Map of Laos.

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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Material: Silk
Style: Laos
Size: Length 213 cm, Width 26 cm  (not including the fringe)
Order Number: MHSLSSC5

The textile displays intricate, multi-coloured diamond patterns.

Lao textiles are among the finest textiles in the world with elaborate designs,  playful, mysterious motifs, and beautiful rich colours. They are usually made of silk and/or cotton, sometimes with metallic yarn as supplementary weft. Cotton was used for everyday clothing and homewares; silk was used for ceremonies, such as weddings,  religious events and funerals, and gifts to the temples. Silk textiles represent wealth and were traded.

The patterns, colours and designs indicate the wearer’s identity as well as their social and marital status.

The rich colours are derived from natural and chemical dyes. The main colours are indigo, yellow, green, white and red with highlights of secondary colours. It is common to see a single motif
repeated across a textile.

Lao girls learn how to weave at around the age of 5 or 6 from their mothers, grandmothers and aunts. They weave their own clothes and clothes for their marriage, as well as bedding, blankets, and gifts. They also weave textiles for religious purposes, for example robes for monks and ceremonial textiles for the temples. A girl’s skill at weaving shows her potential to be a good wife.

Lao women inside and outside Laos still wear silk textiles at important events.

Map of Laos.

Please ask for the price (or make an offer).

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