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Woman doing embroidery at handicraft workshop in Hoi An
About this photograph
- Creator
- Margery H. Freeman
- Date created
- May 1997
- Location
- Hoi An, Vietnam
- License
- This photograph copyright ©1997. Terms of use
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A woman embroiders a decorative block alphabet on white cloth at a handicraft workshop in Hoi An. This workshop employs disabled workers.
The woman shown is touching the red letter “A” with her left index finger as she sits and checks her work. One of the embroidery tools rests on the cloth that is held taut in a rectangular wood frame.
The woman worker is wearing a green and white checkered dress and hoop earrings. Her long hair, worn with bangs, is tied back.
