Randall Darwall Hand-dyed and Hand-woven Silk Eyelash Scarf Burmese betel box Wichita Art Museum

Wichita Art Museum

) My guess is these are mid- to late-19th century

underneath on the base are Chinese characters

which have been sewn together with black thread

1 7/8" at longest

Randall Darwall Hand-dyed and Hand-woven Silk Eyelash Scarf Burmese betel box Wichita Art MuseumRandall Darwall (1948 2017), the masterful textile artist who created this Eyelash Scarf, conceived of dying and weaving as means of setting up a conversation between colors, and his finished, wearable pieces as kinetic sculpture. This handwoven scarf, a version of which is featured in the collection of the Smithsonian Museum, is truly extraordinary; to wear it is to feel like a superstar. Made of hand dyed silk thread, it can happily be worn fall,