5184 x 3455 px | 43,9 x 29,3 cm | 17,3 x 11,5 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
5 août 2010
Lieu:
Paw Khone village, Inle lake, Burma Myanmar
Informations supplémentaires:
Lotus flower cloth is made from Nelumbo nucifera that grows around Inle lake in Burma, it is, among other astonishing properties, featherlight, “slubby” in appearance (like linen), wonderfully cool and also of a good natural colour. Some 26, 000 stems are needed for one blazer. There are, at most, just 300 Intha people who know how to harvest the wild lotus flower stems (they must be pulled from the water by hand – never scythed, which kills the root). About 200 others know how to extract the filaments and process these to skeins, which must be done within 24 hours of picking to prevent deterioration. Lotus flower robes were once worn on ceremonial days by the most senior monks, but they have had to find a cheaper alternative. For an article on how Italian fashion designer, Pier Luigi Loro Piana, is using lotus flower textiles form Inle lake, see http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/e7445238-45e5-11e0-acd8-00144feab49a.html#axzz1GBMlf8dE
