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Make Panasonic Model DMC-TZ4
Aperture Value f/3.7 Color Space sRGB
Exposure Bias Value 0 EV Exposure Program Portrait
Flash Red Eye, Auto-Mode Focal Length 6 mm
ISO 250 Metering Mode Multi-Segment
Shutter Speed Value 1/30 sec Date/Time Sun 29 Mar 2009 05:14:57 AM EDT
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WW15, Shawl, batik tulis on hand-woven Cambodian organdy silk, one-of-a-kind design by Hartono, 31x84"

WW15, Shawl, batik tulis on hand-woven Cambodian organdy silk, one-of-a-kind design by Hartono, 31x84"

Date: 04/24/2010 Views: 48

 
 
 
Due to loss of habitat lac insects cannot survive in Cambodia and must be imported from Laos
In the past weaving was done at home and mothers have to attend to them, so the children are brought to the workshop by their m In one of the workshops Many women are employed and paid a fair wage through the sale of their textiles
Chopping bark from mahogany trees sustainably grown in the forest for source of red-brown color Chopping lac, the secretions of certain insects to make red color Due to loss of habitat lac insects cannot survive in Cambodia and must be imported from Laos
The men make all of the looms, the homes, and anything that is needed for the project This woman is a master weaver and one of the 8 original Grandmothers recruited by Mr. Morimoto to teach traditional weaving She is binding fiber tightly around the threads before dyeing so they will resist taking the color
Measuring out the silk threads before setting up the loom The pattern is carefully worked out, tied and dyed onto the threads before they are woven While in training the students learn every step involved in the process

Due to loss of habitat lac insects cannot survive in Cambodia and must be imported from Laos

Date: 03/29/2009
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