Cleaning with fibre

Tessa Barlin2021

Project FUEL
India

The major process in hide processing is the scrubing of the skin repeatedly until it becomes softer. This is acheived by the San community using plant roots that are beaten down to form fibres that help in cleaning.

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Title: Cleaning with fibre
Creator: Tessa Barlin
Date Created: 2021
Location: XaiXai village, Okavango Delta, Botswana.
Type: Photograph
Photography: Tessa Barlin

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