To purchase these items or similar pieces go to Betsy Renfrew's booth at Explore Greensboro.
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Large blanket with traditional Rhade designs. Detail of above blanket.
Ju Nie Catalog
Examples of Montagnard traditional clothing. Some works are for sale. Your purchase helps encourage weavers to continue practicing their art here in the US.
To purchase these items or similar pieces go to Betsy Renfrew's booth at Explore Greensboro.
Man's shirt, extra large. Woven in cotton on a backstrap loom with kteh at bottom. Hand sewn. Called an ao in Rhade. Traditionally worn by men with a loin cloth.
Man's shirt. Detail of kteh from above.
Shoulder bag. Woven on a backstrap loom in cotton with Rhade designs. Patterns vary slightly from bag to bag.
Shoulder bag. Detail of shoulder bag shown above.
Shoulder bag. Woven on backstrap loom, acrylic tread.
Woman's wrap around skirt. Woven in cotton on a backstrap loom. Traditionally made of two symmetrical panels from the same warp and joined together using a cross-knit looped stitch of several colors. Called eyieng in Rhade.
Woman's wrap around skirt. Detail of skirt from above showing red and green cross-knit join in the middle.
Man's vest. Woven in cotton on a backstrap loom with kteh band at bottom.
Sashes or belts. Various lengths and widths. Woven on a backstrap loom with cotton, wool or acrylic thread.
Sashes or belts. Detail of above belts
Sashes or belts. Detail of belts showing traditional geometric designs and more contemporary motifs such as umbrellas.
Baby carrier (24" x 10') Woven in cotton and acrylic on a backstrap loom.
Baby carrier. Detail of baby carrier shown above.
Woman's shirt. Woven on a backstrap loom in cotton.
Woman's skirt. Rhade design. Woven on a backstrap loom in cotton.
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Small textile. Woven on a backstrap loom in cotton with supplemental weft.
Small textile. Detail of textile above. Supplemental weft designs at edges.
Large blanket with traditional Rhade designs.Woven on a backstrap loom in cotton. Made of two symmetrical panels and joined together using a cross-knit looped stitch of several colors. Called an apvan in Rhade.
Large blanket with traditional Rhade designs. Detail of above blanket.
Large blanket with traditional Rhade designs. Detail of above blanket.
Sash or belt with warp float designs. 2.25" wide x 30" long.
Detail of sash.
To purchase these items or similar pieces go to Betsy Renfrew's booth at Explore Greensboro.
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Large blanket with traditional Rhade designs. Detail of above blanket.
