The Snapshots in Time Collection

Young Burmese Woman with Traditional Thread-Winding Frame, WWII China-Burma-India Theater

Young Burmese Woman with Traditional Thread-Winding Frame, WWII China-Burma-India Theater

A young Burmese woman holds a traditional wooden thread-winding frame used to prepare bobbins for handloom weaving. Photographs like this, taken by American servicemen in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II, document the everyday craft traditions of the communities they encountered. Project: 218066