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Degumming process -cooking the cocoons

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posted on 2024-12-09, 12:49 authored by Laurence DounyLaurence Douny
Separation of cocoon layers that require different cooking times according to their thickness

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

B1

Rights owner

Laurence Douny

Title alt

Tuntun kô goro para bôma

Cultural group

Marka-Dafing

Participants

Afissata Fofana, Abdoulaye Séré, Salif Sawadogo, Lonsani Dayo

Country

Burkina Faso

Place

Safané, Mouhoun

Materials

Animal-silk

Cultural context/event

General production

Location

Cooking area

Date of creation

2020-02-23

Unique ID

2019LG04-B1-0004

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    Keywords

    cocoonsdegummingpreparation of silk

    Licence

    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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