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Ethnic Textiles  

Wrap Skirt (Phaa Sin)

Wrap Skirt (Phaa Sin)

The Tai Yuan people migrated from northern to northeastern Thailand during the reign of King Rama I (1782-1809) where they continued to weave their traditional style of hip wrapper.

Date

Late 19th century

Dimensions

66 x 95 cm

Materials

Cotton; silk

Technique

Plain-weave; discontinuous supplementary weft (decorative hem)

Culture/Region

Tai Yuan community; KhuBua, Ratchaburiprovince, northeastern Thailand

Accession Number

2009.2.1