884 Rare Vintage Burmese Hilltribe Textile with Job’s Tear Seeds

Beautiful vintage weaving from Myanmar Hilltribes.

Superb thick coarse hand-spun cotton.

Some Ikat in the central band, some alternating green wefts and warps – giving it a shaded effect.

Woven as two panels and then stitched together along the length at the centre.

Job’s Tear Seed Embroidery.

approx 145cm x 97cm

VERY RARE

Appears to be unused.

Estimated to be from the 1950s – 1970s

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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.

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