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Description
Photo from Dimen Village of Wu Mnci strapping herself to the backstrap loom after she tied the other end to a pot. She holds the weaver's sword in one hand while pulling on the cloth beam with the other hand. She has a thick belt wrapped around her waist.
Date Created
2010-07-19
Format
Photograph
Keywords
Kam, Dong, Guizhou, China, Chinese Minority, Cultural preservation, Dimen Village, Artisans, Wu Mnci, 吴孟席, Crafts, Garments, Women, Backstrap Loom, Making of the backstrap loom, Backstrap loom parts, Work
Location
Dimen (地扪村), Liping, Qiandongnan, Guizhou, China
Acknowledgements
Funding Provided by University of the Pacific
Rights Holder
Marie Anna Lee, c. 2019
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All images and videos provided in the Kam Minority Archive by Marie Anna Lee on University of the Pacific's Scholarly Commons are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) license.
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Recommended Citation
Lee, Marie Anna, "Wu Mnci strapping to the loom" (2010). All Photographs. 2585.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/kam-photos/2585
Keywords
Kam, Dong, Guizhou, China, Chinese Minority, Cultural preservation, Dimen Village, Artisans, Wu Mnci, 吴孟席, Crafts, Garments, Women, Backstrap Loom, Making of the backstrap loom, Backstrap loom parts, Work
