Just pictures of very unique & complex beaded textiles made by the hilltribes of Vietnam.

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The beads have been woven into the textile while the cloth was still under construction on the loom.

ANTIQUE BEADED VIETNAM SAPA SKIRT

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bapa 5

bapa 4

bapa3

{large pics are missing – so here is a view of this textile from the VANISHING CULTURES exhibition}

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Lovely indigo & red with white beads superbly composed to create works of art!

All these fantastic textiles are from the wovensouls collection.

Read the other notes on Vietnam here.

jm

May 2015

Beaded Threads – Textile Artworks of Vietnam

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