Tribal Textiles of Southeast Asia - 3
from the collection of Marla Mallett	HOME

Here are more tribal weavings and embroideries from Thailand, Laos and Vietnam as well as a few from 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, or to the second Indo-China page, 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.

Mien woman, Laos.  Stephen Mansfield, Lao Hill Tribes: Traditions and Patterns of Existence. Kuala Lampur, 2000.

	Mien Yao Pants Panel Thai/Lao border area 18"x 29½" Cotton, with silk embroidery B-6700
	Akha Breast Plate Northern Thailand or Burma 12"x 16" Cotton, with metal ornaments  and seed beads B-6676
	Tai Daeng Phaa Biang Houa Phan, Laos 17½"x 88" Silk brocade B-4700
	Tubular Skirt - Sin Mii Surin Province, Thailand 34"x 34" Silk weft ikat B-6036
	Khumi Chin Shoulder Cloth Burma 6"x 40½" Inlaid brocading and beadwork on cotton B-6652
	Kachin Man's Shoulder Bag Burma 17"x 25" Cotton, with brocading; metal ornaments, cowrie shells, Job's Tears beads, glass beads, and silk braid tassels B-6714
	Mien Yao Apron Northern Thai/Lao border area 29½"x 25" Cotton appliqué, silk embroidery.  silk braids, and coins B-6685
	Lao Silk Shoulder Cloth Phaa Bang Chiang Kwang, Laos 20"x 56" Silk brocading on silk B-4880
	Chin Tube Skirt Burma 26"x 41" Silk inlay weave B-6731
	Shoulder Cloth - Phaa Biang Suvannakhet area, Laos 14"x 70" Silk brocade B-6065
	Pair of Tai Dam Blanket Panels Laos Each:  15"x 51" Cotton brocading B-6053 A & B
	Tai Daeng Curtain Panel Houa Phan, Laos 23"x 63" Silk brocading on cotton B-6223
	Layto Blouse Northern Chin. Burma 16½"x 15½" Cotton, with inlaid silk brocading  and glass buttons B-6650
	Tai Daeng Skirt Sam Neua area, NE Laos 31"x 30" Silk brocading on cotton; weft ikat B-6693
	Phaa Biang Suvanakhit, Laos 16½"x 58" Silk brocade B-6066
	Tai Dam Headscarf Laos 14"x 58" Cotton, with silk and cotton embroidery B-6689
	Tai Daeng Skirt Thailand Silk brocading on silk B-6038
	Early Tai Jae Blanket Panel Fragment South Laos 15"x 42" Silk. Brocade, with complementary- weft bands B-6140
	Pair of Brocaded Panels Laos Each: 16"x 84" Silk brocading on silk B-6325 B-6326