• The Milaya Yangi Runner
  • The Milaya Yangi Runner
  • The Milaya Yangi Runner

The Milaya Yangi Runner

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The Milaya Yangi Runner is an original artwork, hand-embroidered by highly skilled South Sudanese artisans living in Bidibidi camp, Uganda. For this runner the artisans decorated the linen with colourful interpretations of ingredients they use in their cooking. 

This piece measures 240cm long x 40cm wide, hand-embroidery on a natural ecru linen base. Need a custom size or colour? Please email contact@ishkar.com with your desired dimensions and we will get back to you with more information.

 

SIZE
  • L: 240cm
  • W: 40cm

Need a custom size? Please email contact@ishkar.com with your desired dimensions and we will get back to you with more information.

CARE

Hand wash at a low temperature using a mild detergent (such as wool-lite).

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THE STORY

THE CONTEXT

The civil war in South Sudan has displaced more than two million people. Many of those forced to leave their homes walked for days or weeks carrying embroidered sheets decorated with swirls of flowers, trees, and animals, known as milayas. Before the war these milayas were used for dowries and celebrations, but now, after years of violence, they held the refugees’ last possessions. Today, in Bidibidi, the second largest refugee camp in the world, women continue to sew milaya. They’re hung at church on Sundays, and decorate funerals and weddings.

THE DESIGN

This runner was created by four women: Grace Yeno, Mary Diku, Jane Asana and Charity Yangi. We asked them to reinterpret the traditional milaya and decorate this runner with the different ingredients they like to use in cooking. The result was this collection of colourful and unique take on ingredients embroidered onto a natural ecru linen base. This piece can be used to dress up a table, bed or wall.

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