Northen India Chin Tribe Woven Textile Door wall Decoration Handmade

Description

This is an old and fabulous Door, Window or Wall Weaving Panel from the Chin tribal people of the Highlands of Northwest Burma. These beautiful handwoven panels are all separated with flat wood sticks. The Chin are a tribal, mountain dwelling people, and have a long tradition of weaving and continue to produce magnificent hand woven textiles using the back strap method on a yakan loom. Natural dyes are used by taking extracts from indigenous plants such as the Burmese lacquer tree, wild almonds, mahogany, annatto seeds and indigo. The textiles is richly colored, predominantly in black, deep red, camel and white The Chin are widely admired for their unique designs and superior weaving skills. Textile weaving is an old tradition in Chin villages and their textiles, of which production is very limited, are much sought after by textile collectors today. Chin women are justifiably proud of their weaving tradition. Normally a woman dedicates herself to a piece until its completion, working steadily through the daylight hours in the shade of the bamboo house. The backstrap method of weaving using traditional yakan looms is similar to that used by the Naga. Chin textiles are mostly made with hand spun cotton thread and a popular variety of motifs. Chin textiles echo an ancient tradition and are made to a very high standard. This was collected in the field and is wonderful condition. This wonderful wall or door panel would be beautiful in your home or collection. A museum piece.
313" long = 26' long
8" wide
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