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Materials Carpets and kilims (flatweaves) usually have wool, or occasionally silk, as the fibre  forming the pile and the pattern.  These are both animal fibres, made of protein, and more expensive than the much more abundant plant materials, like cotton, which are cellulose based.  Wool is mostly used also for…

The Jorai are the among the oldest inhabitants of the central highlands or Tay Nguyen region of Vietnam close to the Cambodian border. They belong to the Austronesian language group and are closely related to the Dayak of Borneo and Pacific Polynesian cultures. They are a matriarchal society and practice…