Wall hangings

Wall hangings are generally antique pieces of clothing or fabric and are no longer being made due to the time involved and the difficulty in learning the art. If a piece is not an antique, it will be noted in the description. I have tried to note from which tribe each piece is through conversations with the person who sold it to me. In most cases, they are correct, but I cannot guarantee that they are all accurate. However, they are all from the hill tribe area in the "Golden Triangle" region of SE Asia that spreads across Burma, Thailand, and Laos.

All antique wall hangings from northern Thailand, Lao PDR (Laos) & Burma are approximately 40-100 years old. There is occasionally some loose stitching, but all are in excellent shape. I have close ups of the pieces for a look at the details, which show the fine intricate needlework.

W101  Hmong (Meo) apron on black backing

24 ½ x 15 ½ in / 62 x 39 cm

Detail of W101
Price: 900 THB / $40 (includes air shipment)

Northern Thailand

W102  Hmong (Meo) apron

22 x 16 in / 56 x 41 cm

Detail of W102
Price: 900 THB / $40 (includes air shipment)

W103  Hmong (Meo) apron

26 ½ x 14 ½ in / 67 x 37 cm

Detail of W103
Price: 900 THB / $40 (includes air shipment)

W104  Karian (Karen) apron

26 x 19 in / 66 x 48 cm

Detail of W104
Price: 1,200 THB / $49 (includes air shipment)

W105  Akha apron

27 x 17 in / 69 x 43 cm

Detail of W105
Price: 800 THB / $35 (includes air shipment)

W106  Hmong (Meo) apron

22 x 16 in / 56 x 41 cm

Detail of W106
Price: 800 THB / $35 (includes air shipment)

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Beautiful design!




Northern Thailand or Burma
Bought in northern Thailand.








WH 110 Antique runner from Lao (Laos)

Dimensions: 124 in (10 '4 ") / 314 cm long;
w = 12 ¼ in / 31 cm

Detail of hand stitching

This beautiful Laotian table runner is approximately 90-100 years old. There is some fabric worn on the borders, but is in otherwise excellent condition.

Made from silk, with a cotton border.

Stitching shown on reverse
Price: 2500 THB / $90 (incudes shipping)

WH 109 Akha clothing piece 

Dimensions of piece shown:
13 x 12 ½ in / 31 x 32 cm

Many of the pieces shown are made as parts to an article of clothing, e.g., a sleeve or front of a shirt.

This piece is approximately 40 years old and comes from the Akha hill tribe of northern Thailand

Detail
Price: 700 THB / $25 (includes shipping)

Approximate dimensions (not square):
11 x 11 ½ in / 28 x 28 ½ cm

Stitching detail
Price: 700 THB / $25 (includes shipping)

WH 108 Akha 




A colorful sampler from the Akha hill tribe of northern Thailand. Approximately 40 years old. These designs are no longer in production due to the difficulty in learning the technique and the time involved to make the fabric. It is indeed a dying art.

Detail, reverse side of piece
Price: 700 THB / $25 (includes shipping)

 W111 Beautiful blue Hmong hanging

Northern Thailand

24 1/2 ix 19 in / 60 x 43 cm

Detail of fine stitching

Price: 1,200 THB / $49 

(includes air shipment)

WH 107 
Burmese Hmong                                         

The Hmong hill tribe in Burma make fabric that is more colorful than the Hmong (Meo) in other countries. In Thailand, the Hmong designs are largely blue and black, for example.

Dimensions clockwise from top left (a):
a. 5 x 8 ½ in / 12 ½ x 22 cm
b. 5 x 7 ¾ in / 12 ½ x 19 cm
c. 5 ½ x 7 ¾ in / 13 ½ x 19 ½ cm
d. 6 ¾ x 9 ¼ in / 17 x 23 cm

The four pieces are sold together.
They would make a fine arrangement in one frame.
Price: 1600 THB / $60 (includes shipping)