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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Northern Laos
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Laos
- Date
- circa 1860
- Media category
- Textile
- Materials used
- silk and natural dyes with gold thread; supplementary weft weave
- Dimensions
- 110.0 x 180.0 cm
- Credit
- Gift of Nomadic Rug Traders 2003
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 209.2003
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About
This blanket is composed of two pieces of cloth. The warp threads are indigo-dyed silk, and the weft threads are cream coloured. The unusual pattern on the body of the textile is of indigo-coloured silk. The end panel is elaborately decorated with metal-wrapped threads, and white, red, and brownish-green supplementary weft yarns that were added during the weaving process. This exceptionally fine blanket was once used in the Lao royal court and dates to around 1860, making it a rare piece.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, December 2011