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Tag Archives: silk
Silk filature or factory, Shanghai, c.1900
A filature was an establishment for reeling silk from cocoons. There were many such factories in Shanghai and they must have employed several hundred children. Silk was of course a luxury item for the wealthy, and much exported. This sobering … Continue reading
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Tagged child, children, clothing, factory, fingerprint, Hayward, industry, labour, loom, manufacture, silk, sweatshop, textile, weave
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Boy with silk animal face hat, Kunming, 1945
Traditionally, animal face hats were made by a maternal grandmother for her grandson. The animal face – especially the large teeth and eyes – would frighten evil spirits away and so protect the infant. The fruit being sold at the … Continue reading