Woman Spinning Fiber

Creator

David Baxter

Slide ID

CV-80-276

_pkUnique ID

CV80276

Slide Date

1980

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Island

Santiago

Identifier

CV80276

City / Village

Assomada

Date

1980

Description

An unidentified woman spins a fiber which is believed to be sisal. The sisal fiber, harvested from sisal, part of the agave family, can be used to produce fine fabric comparable to silk, but is mostly used for practical applications, such as cordage, tine, matting, rugs and brushes. Sisal fiber is strong, durable, stretchable and resists deterioration in salt water.

Keywords

sisal fiber; spinning;

Notes

http://www.binhaitimes.com/sisal.html
Retrieved 28 August 2012

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisal
Retrieved 28 August 2012

Copyright

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Box

1

Folder

3

Image Dimensions

3454x5167

Software

VueScan

Date Time Scanned

18-8-2010 12:00 AM

Color Space

RGB

File Size

2.5 MB

Document Type

Image

Recommended Citation

Baxter, David, "Woman Spinning Fiber" (1980). David Baxter papers: Cape Verde photographs. 229.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/baxter_gallery/229

Province or Jurisdiction

Santa Catarina