Title
Shoulder cloth
Year/Period
c. 1930s
Region
Northeast Laos
Dimension
Object size: H: 247.5,
x W: 37.5 cm (with fringe),
Object size: H:223.7 x W:37.5 cm (without fringe)
x W: 37.5 cm (with fringe),
Object size: H:223.7 x W:37.5 cm (without fringe)
Accession No.
T-0974
Collection of
This long silk shoulder cloth made by the Tai Neua people is known as ‘phaa biang'. It consists of a central section of plain indigo-blue while the rest of the cloth has elaborate decorative ends with geometric motifs.Northeastern Laos, which includes Sam Neua (Houaphan Province) is known for supplementary weft weaving using raw home-grown silk and natural dyes.
