Wild silk scarf coucal

£52.70

Naturally dyed wild silk scarf from Madagascar.

Men and women from the south of Madagascar look for wild silk cocoons in the Tapia woods that surround their villages.

They made the scarf by hand using traditional wooden looms and natural dye.

Size: 15.8 x 70.9 inches
Artisan: Ny Tanintsika, Madagascar
Fibre: Silk
Weight: 6.3 ounces

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Specifications

Softness

Very soft

Suppleness

Supple

Thickness

Thin

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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