Woven table runner. Fabric is mauve in colour, woven in a diamond design throughout body, with weave becoming more fine and plain at ends. These areas have a thick line of diamond weaving flanked on either side with two lines of small ‘x’ shapes. Long twisted fringe completes both ends. Back can be identified from front by the finishing of the weave along the edges.

• Narrative

  Textile purchased from a shop in Mae Sot that sells crafts made for the "Karen Women Organization Income Generation Project". The women making the textiles/crafts are confined to refugee camps in northern Thailand. They use traditional looms or backstrap weaving and natural dye techniques to produce various textiles, which are sold with "Karen Refugee Women Handicrafts" labels, through outside shops. Some traditional items have been adapted to modern forms, such as carrying bags (e.g., 3056/8), and the shops also sell T-shirts (e.g., 3056/9).

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• Type of Item runner
• Culture Karen
• Material cotton fibre
• Measurements height 45.0 cm, width 177.5 cm (overall)

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• Previous Owner Bill McLennan
• Received from Bill McLennan

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• Made in Thailand
• Collected in Mae Sot

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• Creation Date during 2011
• Collection Date during 2011
• Ownership Date before April 14, 2014
• Acquisition Date on April 14, 2014

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• Item Classes textiles
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3056/0005