Shaman's Cloth or Healing Cloth (Phaa Phii Mon or Pha Sabai)
ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-scarves, shawls, & stoles
Culturepossibly
Lao
Culturepossibly
Tai Daeng
Dateearly 20th Century
Made AtHouaphanh Province, Laos
MediumCotton and silk
Dimensions12 × 18 1/2 in. (30.5 × 47 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous Gift
Object number2016.15.67
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.On View
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