ผ้าม้วนตีน / ฝ้ายดำ (Pha Muan Tin / Fai Dam)
Muan Tin is the traditional naturally pigmented black cotton weaving tradition of the Tai Lue and Tai Yuan communities of Nan province and adjacent border areas of northeast Thailand — using a rare variety of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum var.) that grows with naturally dark brown-to-black fiber requiring no dyeing. The naturally pigmented cotton — known locally as fai dam (black cotton) — is one of fewer than ten naturally colored cotton varieties documented globally and is at genetic risk from cross-pollination with commercial white cotton varieties. The cloth woven from fai dam has a distinctive warm charcoal-brown-black tone with a natural luster that dyed black cotton cannot replicate. It is used for traditional Tai Lue and Tai Yuan work garments and is increasingly sought by natural textile collectors worldwide.
Risk level: Critically Endangered · Not inscribed
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