Door Curtain
Tai moi panel for door curtain, black base cloth. Rectangular piece with large brocaded motif on black background. Smaller motifs are used as borders on the narrow ends. Brocading weft is untwisted and appears to be viscose rayon. Non-selvedge edges are hemmed by hand using a large running stitch
Title: Door Curtain
Artist: Unknown
Creation Date: 1990s
Geography: Laos, Luang Prabang
Culture: Tai Moi
Medium: Cotton, silk
Technique: Plain weave, supplementary weft patterning (brocading)
Dimensions: 53.5 x 148 cm (21 x 58 1/4 in)
Classification: Textiles
Credit Line: Gift of Leslie Nevison, 2021
Object ID Number: 2021.7.KT478