Description

Make your living room more meaningful by using this tribal cushion cover. This beautiful hand embroidery in assorted red color is made of Akha traditional technique by Akha village artisans in northern Thailand. Buying this product provides the hill tribe communities with rural employment and support their families.

There are approximately 80,000 Akha living in Thailand. Akha people are found in the mountains of China, Myanmar, Laos, and northern Thailand. The women spin cotton into thread with a hand spindle, as well as weave using a foot-treadle loom. The cloth is dyed with indigo and sown into clothing for their families. The somber blue-black clothing is brightened with embroidery, applique, seeds, silver ornaments, coins, shells, brightly dyed chicken feathers and bright green beetle wings. Akha men make many kinds of baskets, musical instruments and crossbows.