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Shamans Cloth or Healing Cloth (Phaa Phii Mon or Pha Sabai), early 20th Century
Lao Loum or Ta…
Shaman's Cloth or Healing Cloth (Phaa Phii Mon or Pha Sabai)
Shamans Cloth or Healing Cloth (Phaa Phii Mon or Pha Sabai), early 20th Century
Lao Loum or Ta…
Shamans Cloth or Healing Cloth (Phaa Phii Mon or Pha Sabai), early 20th Century Lao Loum or Tai Daeng culture; Houaphanh Province, Laos Cotton and silk; 10 1/2 × 23 in. 2016.15.59 Anonymous Gift

Shaman's Cloth or Healing Cloth (Phaa Phii Mon or Pha Sabai)

ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-scarves, shawls, & stoles
Culture Lao
Culture Tai Daeng
Dateearly 20th Century
Made AtHouaphanh Province, Laos
MediumCotton and silk
Dimensions10 1/2 × 23 in. (26.7 × 58.4 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2016.15.59
DescriptionThis is a healing cloth woven with a cotton warp/silk weft and worn by a supplicant seeking aid in shamanic rituals. The complex motifs at either end of the textile relate to spirits that help a shaman in ridding the body of evil forces.
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