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The women of the Wapishana community are skillful cotton weavers. They work along the entire process: from the cotton's sowing, to the harvesting, spinning and weaving. They produce their own hammocks and dresses. Wapishana hammocks required 500 hours of work (South Rupununi, Guyana).
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Amerindians: between Modernity and Tradition
The women of the Wapishana community are skillful cotton weavers. They work along the entire process: from the cotton's sowing, to the harvesting, spinning and weaving. They produce their own hammocks and dresses. Wapishana hammocks required 500 hours of work (South Rupununi, Guyana).