 Textiles,
as clothing, are perhaps the most personal of
possessions. In tribal societies, their importance
is magnified many times, especially for women. It is
a means of expression and of communication.
• They proclaim an individual’s identity:
Tribe, clan, hometown, gender, age, marital status,
social status, wealth.
• They attest to allegiance- to the group, to
tradition.
• That status can translate in “marriagability”
In many tribal groups in Viet Nam, these traditions
have changed little in a century (as documented by
comparing photographs taken a century apart).
Wearing traditional dress is both an honor and a
responsibility—every woman, every day, all day. It
is more than pageantry; it is history, and it is
Identity.
We offer vintage clothing from the northern
mountains and the Central Highlands
• The finest examples
• Skillfully repaired
• Washed, then Dry-cleaned.
• Presented to the fullest advantage-box-framed,
cloth-backed, or as worn.
• Meticulously identified, described, and explained.
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Tribal Textiles
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