Mudmee Silk Tube Skirt
Descriptive Line: Discontinuous supplemetary strip shoulder sash
Material/Technique: Silk, Natural and Chemical Dyes
Culture/Period: (Sash) Mid-third 20th century, (Skirt) Late 20th century
Place/Origin: Upper Isaan Region
Collection of: Mudmee Weaving of Thailand
Dimensions: 214 x 95cm and 92[2] x 82cm
Notes/Description
Plain weave, resist-dyed weft. This bright red, green and yellow mudmee in abstract hook and tree motifs on black background indicate the skirt belongs to phu tai people in the upper Isaan region of Thailand. Typically, the tube skirt like this will be worn together with red shoulder sash with discontinuous and continuous supplementary weft.
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