20th Century Hmong, Northern Laos or Vietnam Costume, South East Asian

20th Century Hmong, Northern Laos or Vietnam Costume, 20th Century Hmong, Northern Laos or Vietnam Costume, comprising a ceremonial robe or overgarment in indigo-dyed cotton with geometric cross-stitch embroidery the shoulders and back, mounted with a red tufted wool trim to the front opening, fuchsia pink silk tassels to the reverse and side vents, another similar with red wool tufted trim to the neckline and red silk tassels to the side vents, pair of indigo-dyed cotton trousers embroidered in magenta, pink, white, green and purple silk with geometric motifs, another robe from the same area in indigo cotton, finely embroidered with geometric panels within striped trims, and an appliqué short sleeve jacket, and a South East Asian Minority Ceremonial Robe, possibly Dao/Yao group in cream cotton decorated with geometric tufting and coloured embroidery, hung with red silk tassels to the torso, (6), South East Asian Minority Ceremonial Robe All purchased Luang Prabang in 2014 The Edward Crutchley Research Archive

Estimate:$132.09

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