The Snapshots in Time Collection
Woman Weaving on a Backstrap Loom, Philippine Cordillera, c. 1920s-1930s
A young woman weaves cloth on a traditional backstrap loom, a craft central to the cultural heritage of the Philippine Cordillera. Textiles produced this way, using body tension to control the warp threads, remain an important artistic and economic tradition among the region's indigenous communities. Project: 218613