Laotian Pieced Throw
Unknown maker
Laos
c1990
80 1/2" x 95"
Old silk sarongs
MSU Museum Accession 7786.1
Photo by KEVA, all rights reserved by MSU Museum

This throw is made of pieced silks and old Laotian fabrics primarily women's sarongs. This throw is a good example of the adaptation of American quilt patterns being used in other countries, as well as the recycliing of old sarongs into new forms.