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An Atayal woman sorting threads

NCL Special Collection / 4064 / (N/A) / About 1910s / 《Faces of the Century (Part II)》

Weaving consists of two steps: First, line up threads of different colors on the beaming frame like the one in the photo, then insert the weft thread to weave. This photo has a stamp that is marked: “In memory of the Meiji Takushoku Expo in the second year of Taisho.”