Cotton shoulder bag, 'Tribal Lilac'
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Brand: NOVICAProduct features:
- Handmade by Ampai Rungsrisookjit
- Ships from Thailand within 7 days
- Dry cleaning recommended
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Description of Cotton shoulder bag, 'Tribal Lilac'
NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, searches the world to work directly with the finest artisan designers. Blooming lilacs bring their deep violet allure to a handloomed cotton shoulder bag. Ampai Rungsrisookjit shows the textile expertise of the Lahu hill tribe. Their women demonstrate their weaving skills on back strap and foot looms ? their work is distinguished by having the pattern appear on only one side of the cloth. Artisan Info: "My grandfather tells how he and his family migrated here 40 years ago from Xishuang Banna in southwest China by walking over the highest mountains and the deepest tropical jungle before locating in Thailand. "I am the third generation of our family. We belong to the Akha hill tribes. And my name is Ampai Rungsrisookjit. My Akha name Ami means 'Daughter,' but all my friends called me 'Mint.' I was born on April 8, 1977. I am a Christian, but the older people still respect the spirits and ancestral ghosts. For myself, I received Thai citizenship when I was ten years old. That's why I could study in school like the other children in this country. When I finished high school, I got a scholarship to study accounting. With my family's help, I was able to graduate with a university degree. The day I received the degree, I was the happiest person in the world. "From the time I was young, my mother was always sewing ? shirts, skirts, bags or hats for herself and everybody in the family. She was my first teacher for everything in this life.Handbags
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