Vintage Ahka Sewing Needle Case Mala length including hook 2

length including hook 2

to preserve the elaborate hairstyle of its owner during sleep

Measurements: length 2

deep reds and indigo on a cream ground

the heads of each resting on the shoulders of the man

Vintage Ahka Sewing Needle Case Mala length including hook 2This unusual item is a original, vintage bamboo wood needle case from northern Thailand. Ahka women keep their sewing needles in them and wear them on their belts or around their necks. This is a beautiful, old and rare vintage piece collected decades ago on our travels through Thailand and Burma. This highly decorated example is made from bamboo, etched and stained with betel juice and finished with a long fringe of cut Jacob's tears seeds. It has a