Cotton wall hanging, 'Red Tribal Blossom' Home Decor Wall Hangings Tapestries Hilltribe Collection (Thailand) 
Five Yao blossoms are bordered with
matching black, creating a dramatic wall hanging of delightful simplicity.
Inspired by patterns from ancient hill tribe designs, Suneeporn Tanjaipetch
and Yao weavers handcraft this exotic Thai textile from natural
cotton. The Yao ancestors lived in the Hunan Province
of China some 2,000 years ago. Today the Yao people
live in southern China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. In Thailand,
there are approximately 55,000 Yao living in scattered villages, and
an estimated 10,000 from Laos live in refugee camps along
the border. They have such unique life styles that the
various communities are quite different from one another. But their
villages are commonly found on beautiful low hills and mountainous
valleys with dense forests. These areas are teeming with wild
animals and are rich in natural resources, allowing them to
develop a diversified economy. The Yao people are expert
weavers, dyers, and embroiderers. During the Han Dynasty (206 BC
- 220 AD), they wove special fabrics made from tree
bark and dyed them with grass seeds, and later became
expert at beeswax and indigo dyeing. Yao women are noted
for their magnificent cross-stitch embroidery, which richly decorates the clothing
of every member of their families. The Yao distinguish themselves
from the rest of tribes people with magnificent attire and
jewelry, for their silversmiths produce silver jewelry of high quality.
This handsome textile makes a wall hanging or table
scarf of unusual beauty, lending a touch of Thailand to
any dcor. NOTE: As each item is a unique
expression of the artisan's creativity, the item received will feature
a very similar color and pattern scheme but may not
be exactly identical to the one in the photograph.
Price: $57.95 |
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