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YAO FRAMED CALENDAR

Oct 24, 2014 | 0 comments

The Yao people are an ethnic minority living in the southern Yunan province of China and The Golden Triangle of Thailand. They practice a Taoist form of religion combined with Shamanism. The ethnic Yao people have their own language based on a Chinese dialect using Chinese script. These individual paintings on linen were originally part of a long scroll depicting a daily zodiac calendar describing the fortunes of Yao people born on a given day. Join our Email List [ccembed:28] See something on our blog that we don't sell online yet? Give us a call and order it...

VINTAGE HILL TRIBE HAND CRAFTED PILLOWS

Oct 23, 2014 | 0 comments

THE ELEPHANT STORY EXPANSION STORE FEATURES AN ASSORTMENT OF THESE VINTAGE PILLOWS We now have the ability to display and offer a one-of-a kind assortment of hand made ethnic hill tribe pillows from The Golden Triangle of Thailand where Laos,Myanmar, and Thailand join. The pillows utilize vintage fabric created from natural fibers that are then converted to comfortable works of art for your home. Join our Email List [ccembed:28] See something on our blog that we don't sell online yet? Give us a call and order it over the phone! 830.995.3133 The Elephant Story

VINTAGE BASKETS HAND CRAFTED BY THE HILL TRIBES OF THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE OF THAILAND

Oct 21, 2014 | 0 comments

The Elephant Story has assembled a collection of vintage baskets from various hill tribes in The Golden Triangle where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar come together. This exotic area is home to numerous ethnic hill tribes who have their own languages, customs and life styles. These baskets from Hmong, Akha, and Karen hill tribes were used in the rice paddy and their mountainous homes to store rice and other products. They now are distinctive home decorative accent pieces with each having it’s own history. Perhaps, some of the baskets carried treats for the elephants of Karen villagers or the opium of...