

Tubular cotton skirt, with multicoloured stripes along the selvedges which form the top and bottom of the skirt. Centre panel is black, densely covered with multicoloured embroidered depictions of three red naga bordered in the background above and below by white and yellow crosses and multicoloured floral and vegetal motifs. The scales on the naga are indicated by v-shaped gaps between the rows of embroidery stitches. Below this main panel is a band of a geometrical design in white supplementary weft. Lao Nuea. Laos (AF91.1)