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Wild silk scarf in olive green
£42.30
Naturally dyed wild silk scarf from Madagascar.
Traditional scarf made from wild silk found in the African island's southern Tapia woods.
This naturally dyed piece is handwoven by women working with Ny Tanintsika, a local conservation organisation.
Size: 10.2 x 58.3 inches
Artisan: Ny Tanintsika, Madagascar
Fibre: Wild silk
Weight: 3.3 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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