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Woman's skirt

TAI LAO people
Woman's skirt
(Sin)
 (late 20th century)

Medium
silk, dyes (weft ikat), cotton (supplementary weft weave)

Measurements
103.0 cm (centre back) 61.0 cm (waist, flat)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 2006

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Luang Prabang, Laos

Accession Number
2006.276

Department
Asian Art

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation

Physical description
The skirt is patterned in weft ikat designs, with supplementary weft threads incorporated in intermediary bands. In Laos ikat is referred to as mat mi.

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