Title
Ceremonial skirt
Year/Period
Mid 20th century
Region
Northern Laos
Dimension
Gross measurement: 73 x 128 cm
Accession No.
2012-00296
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Percival Vatsaloo
This tubeskirt has a mix of indigo and maroon-deyed warp and weft, as well as supplementary woven bands in red, yellow, white and green. The bands comprise rows of what appear to be a variation of the 8-pointed star motif that is found in many of the Tai textile traditions in mainland Southeast Asia.The skirt was probably made by a Tai Daeng weaver. The mix of indigo and maroon threads for the ground is typical of the Tai Daeng weaving tradition.
