PHOTOS OF WEAVERS IN TAMIL NADU AND KARNATAKA, INDIA
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Weaver on his loom. Kollegal, Karnataka. LAG11.


The weavers crosses the shuttles of the body and the border, which are of different colours. Arni. LZ04.



Weaver on his loom. Kollegal, Karnataka. LAG10.



Loom mechanism. Kollegal, Karnataka. LAG12.



Jacquard loom with view of the mechanism. Arni. LY47.


Jacquard loom with view of the mechanism. Arni. LZ03.



Jacquard loom with view of the mechanism. Arni. LY48.



Jacquard loom with view of the mechanism. Arni. LY49.


Detail of the shuttle. Arni. LZ05.



Mechanism providing tension to the loom. Arni. LZ01.



Shuttles. Arni. LZ07.


Jacquard loom with view of the mechanism. Arni. LZ02.



Loom at the point where the pallav starts (change of colour). Arni. LY50.



Loom at the point where the pallav starts (change of colour). Arni. LZ06.


Jacquard loom with view of the mechanism. Arni. LZ08.



Detail of the loom. Arni. LZ09.



Weavers and a finished sari. Arni. LZ15.


Detail of a motif. Arni. LZ12.


Detail of a motif. Arni. LZ11.


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