Vintage Ahka Sewing Needle Case Mala dogears or scuffing - mint

dogears or scuffing - mint except for some discolouration around the edges

deep reds and indigo on a cream ground

Hand-carved from a single teak tree trunk

and while old

5 cm height (16

Vintage Ahka Sewing Needle Case Mala dogears or scuffing - mintThis 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