Tribal Textiles of Southeast Asia - 2
from the collection of Marla Mallett	HOME

Here are more tribal weavings and embroideries from Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Burma. Many tribal peoples migrated into these areas from southwestern China, and their textiles are closely related to pieces on our Chinese Minority textile pages. There are also parallels with Indonesian craft traditions. Contemporary silk brocades from Laos are posted separately.   To see the full textiles and close-up photos, click on the inventory numbers below. To go back to our first Indo-China page, click Here.  To see textile art from other parts of the world, go to our HOME page.  For a virtual visit with some of the people who made these textiles check out our  Snapshot Tour of Laos and Thailand.

	Lahu Girl's Blouse and Skirt Northern Laos Blouse:  37"x 16" Skirt:  20½"x 25½" Applique, embroidery, and metal ornaments B-6738 B-6739
	Thai Yai Yantra Shirt Shan State, Burma 60"x 24" Cotton with ink drawings B-4830
	Luang Prabang Scarf Laos 12½"x 89" Silk and gold brocading on silk B-6691
	Karen Blouse Thailand 27"x 24" Cotton embroidery and Jobs's Tears seeds on cotton B-4815
	Mien Yao Dowry Pouch Northern Laos 13"x 14" Cotton, with silk braid and  cotton appliqué B-6304
	Shoulder Cloth or Curtain Panel Suvanakhit area. Southern Laos. 17"x 57" Cotton with silk brocading. B-6322
	Ikor Cloak Phongsaly. Northern Laos 25"x 45½" Cotton appliqué on cotton B-6137
	Katu Beaded Skirt Attapoeu Province, Southern Laos 23"x 51" Cotton, with glass beads B-6771
	Tai Dam Headcloth Houa Phan, Laos 16"x 69" Silk embroidery on cotton B-6728
	Silk Shoulder Cloth -  Phaa Biang Chiang Kwong, Laos 19½"x 65" Silk brocading on cotton B-4881
	Kachin Man's Shoulder Bag Burma 9½"x 33" Brocaded cotton with orchid-root embroidery, buttons, cowries and beads B-6713
	Khami Breast Cloth Burma 13"x 26" Cotton, with inlaid brocading B-6309
	Two Hmong Embroidered Panels Vietnam 4½"x 13½ 4½"x 14½" Silk embroidery and cotton braid B-4695 B-4696
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This contemporary embroidery tells a personal story of Hmong refugees escaping from Nasou, Laos, into Thailand in the early 1980s, before coming to the US.  Larger photo