Vietnamese Co Tu Tribal Skirt Decorative Wood Women's tribal jewellery

Women's tribal jewellery

This is a hand poured silver ingot with its original patina

Antique Tibetan fluted and hand carved carnelian beads are matched with Afghan lapis lazuli and sterling silver

This is a beautiful example of this type of funerary protective statue

backing and stand

Vietnamese Co Tu Tribal Skirt Decorative Wood Women's tribal jewelleryA rare vintage tribal tube skirt from the Co Tu people (or Kotu) of central Vietnam. Mid 20th century This cloth was hand loomed on a foot braced back strap loom and consists of a basic ground of black interspersed with three bands of colour, consisting of red, yellow and black warp directional stripes and warp float patterning, the final band incorporating two rows of small white glass beads (acquired in trade with the lowlands) woven into the weft