Thanks to Susan Stem's reference on another textile of Richard's to the book 'Thai Textiles' by Susan Conway, (details on the Thai bibliography page on the website
http://www.tribaltextiles.info/bibliogr ... _books.htm ) I think that I have found the 'answer' to this texile. On page 144 of the Conway book is an example of "a cotton phasin, Nan Province (Thailand). Red and white cotton matmi, alternating with bands of supplementary weft woven in white, black, red and yellow cotton". It is very similar indeed to this one of Richard's. On page 142 Susan Conway talks of Nan province (lying to the east of the Chiang Mai valley, separated by a range of small mountains. She says that the largest Tai group living in the Nan valley are Tai Lue. She says they are Sino Tai origin, they migrated from Sipsong Panna, southern China, and in the last 200 years have settled in the Nan valley. Some good explanation of the textiles. Sandie was much nearer than I in thinking that it was a Shan (Tai) piece from Burma rather than I in thinking it possibly Karen. Interesting how, though, in this case and in Richard's other piece 'Karen' has come up as a possible both times yet it has not felt 'right'. I am very pleased to have identified - I think - this piece as I very much liked it when I first saw it. Lets hope that Richard can find us some more pieces to set us off...! Pamela