Mark
Absolutely scrumptious!
Of course I am not surprised that you have some very, very special Li pieces. Thank you SO very much for sharing them with us.
Could I be really greedy and ask for a few detailed shots?
1. li_sarong_2182 - a detail of the procession
2. li_mini_skirt_2004 - a detail of a section of one of the bottom bands
3. li_mini_skirt_1866 - a detail of a section of the bottom band around one of (the series of) 'men' in the wide bottom band. I have not seen one of these skirts with a wide bottom band and with such large figures - this one really 'wows' me!
4. li_jacket__1923 - does this blouse include beadwork? I am very interested in the embroidery rectangles immediately under the sleeves. Could we have a close-up of this section? Is it just embroidery or embroidery and beads?
5. li_jacket__2028 - some nice dragons. I haven't seen a (Run/Ba sa dung) blouse with the bands over the shoulders. Are they embroidery or weaving? I note that the sleeve bands are each different.
I don't suppose that you have information about any of them? They all look special as if they were celebration pieces i.e. weddings, other festivals.
I know that you have the 1938 National Geographic with the article by Leonard Clark on his trek on Hainan among the 'Big Knot Lois' (the Ba sa dung (Run dialect)). I find it amazing to believe that such beautiful and fine work has been created under the conditions that he describes in that article.
http://www.tribaltextiles.info/forum/Ba-Sa-Dung-Li.htm
Thanks again for a spendid show of textiles.
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Pamela
http://www.tribaltextiles.infoon-line tribal textiles resource