Product Description
Akha wall hanging, Tribal Homeland: Home & Kitchen. When war broke out there in the 1960s, my husband was killed. NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. Finely stitched motifs describe the mountain home of Thailand's Akha tribe. Combining colors and textures with a keen esthetic, Aphi Mina depicts mountains, trees, rivers and flowers on individual panels. Vertical borders unite the motifs, and horsehair tassels reinforce the long lines of this elegant wall hanging. The intricate applique is complemented by Burmese nickel coins, and the textile is displayed on a bamboo rod. Aphi Mina crafts these textiles like a painter would, each piece representing something that occurs around her at the time. So no two pieces are alike [although they are in essence similar to the picture]. If she wakes up in the morning, after having dreamed of pink elephants, she might just decide to incorporate part (either with a new motif or new color) of this dream in the piece. Because of her age and her unique situation as a keeper of traditional arts, Novica allows for greater variance in her works than with other artists. Artisan Info: I am an Akha woman, from a hill tribe that originally lived in the mountains of China, Laos, Myanmar and northern Thailand. I was born in Myanmar in the 1920s. With my son's family and some relatives, we came to Thailand.
Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
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