This rustic, charming and well done apron is made of basically four narrow fabric widths of hemp, finely hand-sewn together and the ends have been decorated with a crocheted edge and twisted fringes. The warp yarns are in two colors, indigo-dyed and natural, the weft yarn are natural colored, except from some parts of the lower ends. The hemp yarns is spliced, made of home-grown hemp fibers, and woven in a narrow loom into this even and nice fabric of 7 x 6 th/cm.
Bai apron of hemp
SKU: 1117
160,00 US$Pris
China, Hengduan Mountain range west of Baoshan town in western Yunnan province. Made by Bai people, second half of 1900s.
