Tie Dye Frame

82-7-222

From: Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Pu Lu

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Native Name Hong Mi | โฮงหมี่ | Khrong Mi | โครงหมี่ | โครงมัดหมี่
Object Number 82-7-222
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Thai | Isaan
Provenience Thailand | Udon Thani | Ban Pu Lu
Site Name Ban Pu Lu | บ้านปูลู
Date Made 1900-1981
Section Asian
Materials Cotton | Banana Leaf Threads | Wood
Subject Textileworking Tools and Equipment | Cotton Production
Description

A wooden frame with cotton threads wrapped around it. These are are sepparated into multi-strand units wrapped into a pattern with banana leaf threads. They create a pattern when it is dipped into a dye as the banana leaf acts as a resist to the dye.

Height 9 cm
Length 71 cm
Width 100 cm
Credit Line Thai-Lao Ethnographic Expedition, Joyce C. White, 1981
Other Number 164 - Field Number

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