A rare indigo-lined, apron of red, yellow, green and black stitching on a cream ground with two indigo squares below a wide waist band and a green surround. A tribal embroidery from the Mien a.k.a. Yao tribe of Yannan South China, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar and Northern Thailand. The Mien are known throughout SE Asia for their exquisite geometric-patterned, silk embroidered clothing and the use of natura ldyes on hemp, linen or cotton cloth, N. Thailand. Size 22” x 27”