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Hoang
Luong
Faculty of History Hanoi University
INTRODUCTION
The
ancient Tai textiles of Vietnam are the traditional folk arts and
culutral heritage of the area. They are valuanle to us because
their style, techniques, and deliberate designs reflect the
origins, history, social relationships and way of life of the
people.
The
subject of Tai textiles is extremely broad and still requires
extensive research. In this papwer, we are concerned only with
textile patterns and design. We hope that this study will
contribute to the growing body of knowledge about Tai textiles for
they express the beauty of the Tai spirit.
Tai
textile patterns are comprised of several types :
vegetation
zoological images
technology (tools)
objects
miscellaneous
All
of these design types can be seen at the Phung Nguuyen-Dong Son
sites-ancient cultural sites in Vietnam and its adjacent area. It
is impossible for us to know the real origins these textiles and
their designs. We only hope to examine the ain styles which are
visible at those ancient sites and which are still employed in
modern decoration. With these limitations in mind, we want to
outline here-in this articl -the distinguishing features of Tai
decorative art in the ages ofPhung Nguyen-Dong Son culture. |
