Cotton wall hanging, 'Red Tribal Sun' Home Decor Wall Hangings Tapestries Hilltribe Collection (Thailand) 
Stylized black buds burst into bloom in an orderly
flowerbed of vivid crimson. This striking Yao wall hanging features
a traditional floral motif that takes its patterns from ancient
hill tribe designs. Suneeporn Tanjaipetch and Yao weavers carefully handcraft
this item from natural cotton. In Thailand, there are
approximately 55,000 Yao living in scattered villages, and an estimated
10,000 from Laos, living 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.
Price: $72.95 |
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