The Snapshots in Time Collection

Woman Weaving Cloth on Backstrap Loom Beneath Stilt House, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII

Woman Weaving Cloth on Backstrap Loom Beneath Stilt House, China-Burma-India Theater, WWII

A woman weaves cloth on a traditional backstrap loom beneath a stilt house, photographed in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. Images such as this document the traditional textile craftsmanship of local communities encountered by Allied forces along the region's wartime supply routes. Project: 218081