Madagascar is home to an endemic species of silkworm, which feeds on tapia trees in the wild and whose cocoons are threaded and woven like 'conventional' silk. The labour intensive production process of this 'wild silk' is laid out in this workshop. You can buy beautiful scarves (Ar30,000 to Ar500,000) in the adjoining shop.
Soalandy
Madagascar
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