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Silk manufacture and trade: Winding up the silk

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Shou, Lou
Photographer: Arthur Llewellyn Basham

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The purpose of winding up the silken thread from the cocoon is to obtain an unbroken silken thread. The thread is wound off by hand with a bamboo stick.

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Archives Series

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1913

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This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.

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