A rare indigo-lined apron of red, yellow, green and black stitching on a cream ground with two squares below a wide waist band and black 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 natural dyes on hemp, linen or cotton cloth, N. Thailand. Size 28” x 21”