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Wild silk scarf amber
£47.50
Naturally dyed wild silk scarf made in Madagascar.
Golden beauty from the south of Madagascar. This scarf is made from naturally dyed wild silk. The silk cocoons can be found in the Tapia woods on the African island. This amber piece is handwoven by women from the south, who used their traditional colours to dye the scarf.
Size: 15.8 x 70.9 inches
Artisan: Ny Tanintsika, Madagascar
Fibre: Wild silk
Weight: 6.3 ounces
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Made by Ny Tanintsika
Ny Tanintsika (literally: Our Land / Our Earth) is a non-governmental organisation working for the conservation of nature in Madagascar. The organisation works together with villagers and farmers from Amoron’i Mania, a province in the south of the island, where the largest Tapia forests are located.
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Wild silk
Silk comes in different varieties. An important difference between common (mulberry) silk and wild silk is that the mulberry silkworms are reared on silk farms, whereas wild silk is harvested from cocoons from butterflies living in the wild.
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