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The colourful edging to the side seams also alleviates the plainness of the main part of the garment.  The women of the Akha tribe of northern Thailand would wear it with a gathered skirt, leggings decorated with applique strips, a simple under-blouse and an elaborate headdress covered with silver ornaments and beads.  This splendid ensemble would be worn every day, not just on special occasions.","physicalDescription":"Women's jacket, pair of leggings and belt of embroidered cotton with silks and appliqued.\r\n\r\nThe jacket is of dark blue indigo-dyed and with a simple cut. The front is undecorated but for three narrow embroidered stripes on each side with four horizontal bands of embroidered geometric designs. The back is elaborately decorated on the lower half with five separately embroidered horizontal strips attached to the jacket by their top edges. They have designs of squares, triangles and diamonds worked in fine back stitch in purple, orange, pink, green and white. 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