Mae Festa 50 Years of Collecting Textiles - Peter Pap Oriental Rugs

SOUTHEAST ASIA – Laos
Meditation Shawl
Early 20 th Century
Northern Laos
All silk, plain weave with supplementary weft,
natural dyes, synthetic dyes and metallic thread.
43 x 65 cm 16 x 25½ in
Field in asymmetrical pattern with central diamond
motif. Two border panels at top contain reptile images,
and two at bottom of field with ancestor forms.
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