Sin Mi (Woman's Funerary Skirt)

laotiantextileweaving - printed

Date

Late 19th century

Medium

Silk and cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning wefts; resist dyed; edged with cotton and silk, plain weave

Dimensions

148.6 × 79 cm (58 1/2 × 31 1/8 in.); Warp repeat: H.: 48.9 cm (19 1/4 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Christa C. Mayer Thurman Textile Endowment

Also notable

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Possibly T'ai Puan Eastern Laos, Sam Tai, Xieng Khouang province