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Dyeing wool: A color photograph of a woman dyeing wool. She is dyeing the wool blue and green and yellow. She is wearing a white head scarf and plastic gloves. There are a couple of women behind her watching her dye the wool.; Format: image/photograph

Traditional weaving in Ecuador: Photographs and text illustrate traditional weaving in Ecuador, from carding and spinning wool to selling finished products at the market.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Washing raw wool: A group of women wearing white head scarves are washing raw wool in a stone trough-like structure in Alacahoyuk, Turkey. One woman, smiling at the photographer is standing in the water, holding up her skirt, and stamping the wool. A large pile of wet wool...; Format: image/photograph

Sweaters made in Ecuador: Several wool sweaters are folded and stacked. These sweaters are most likely alpaca wool — from llamas. The tradition of high-quality textile production in Ecuador dates from before the arrival of the Inca. Using both traditional and modern; Format: image/photograph

Carding wool in Otavalo, Ecuador: A kneeling woman adjusts her wooden carding paddle. She is wearing a dark shawl over an embroidered white blouse. Carding wool is the last stage in preparing raw wool for weaving. A craftsperson uses a wooden paddle with steel tines to separate the wool, straightening...; Format: image/photograph

Spinning wool near Otavalo, Ecuador: A woman sits on the edge of a field spinning wool. She is wearing a dark shawl over an embroidered white blouse. Otavalo is in the highlands of Ecuador, between the rainforest and the coast. Many of the inhabitants of the area continue to practice traditional...; Format: image/photograph

Hand-woven bags for sale in Otavalo, Ecuador: A woman stands near a market stall laden with colorful wool bags of all shapes and sizes. Otavalo is in the highlands of Ecuador, between the rainforest and the coast. Many of the inhabitants of the area continue to practice traditional ways of life, including...; Format: image/photograph

Civil War uniforms: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 5.3; Article describes the clothing and baggage of northern and southern soldiers during the U.S. Civil War. Includes video of a Civil War reenactment.; Format: article

Developing number sense with Baa Baa Black Sheep: In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 9; In this kindergarten lesson, students will use the nursery rhyme "Baa Baa Black Sheep" to practice non-locomotor skills by acting out the rhyme, and will develop number sense by participating in a number-matching activity.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Healthful Living and Mathematics); By Lisa Wright.

Weaving on a hand loom in Otavalo, Ecuador: A man sits on the ground weaving a cloth with a hand loom. He is wearing white pants and a dark wool sweater. The hand loom is the more traditional, but much more labor-intensive, method of preparing wool. Otavalo is in the highlands of Ecuador, between the...; Format: image/photograph

A boy plays a traditional flute in Otavalo, Ecuador: A young boy in a wool sweater plays a large reed flute. Otavalo is in the highlands of Ecuador, between the rainforest and the coast. Many of the inhabitants of the area continue to practice traditional ways of life, including retaining their Quechua language,...; Format: image/photograph

Spinning wool at a Tibetan rug factory near Bouddhanath, Nepal: Near Kathmandu, Nepal, several Tibetan women and one man sort wool for carpet weaving on their spinning wheel. After the Chinese takeover of Tibet in 1950 many Tibetans fled across the Himalayan mountains into Nepal and India. Several refugee camps were established...; Format: image/photograph

Spinning thread in Otavalo, Ecuador: A woman holds a spool of thread while concentrating on an apparatus out of the camera's lens. She is wearing a white embroidered blouse and a dark shawl. Otavalo is in the highlands of Ecuador, between the rainforest and the coast. Many of the inhabitants...; Format: image/photograph

Woman and child weaving near Otavalo, Ecuador: A woman sits weaving with a hand loom. Next to her a child sits, looking at the photographer. The woman is wearing an embroidered blouse. Otavalo is in the highlands of Ecuador, between the rainforest and the coast. Many of the inhabitants of the area continue...; Format: image/photograph

Walking through the market of Otavalo, Ecuador: A man wearing traditional Andean garb walks through an open-air market. He is wearing a wool poncho and a felt fedora hat. Several people are shopping at the various stalls behind him. Otavalo is in the highlands of Ecuador, between the rainforest and the...; Format: image/photograph

A foot-powered loom in Quito, Ecuador: A large, foot-powered loom is laden with several skeins of wool. In the highlands of Ecuador, Quechua-speaking peoples continue to use the more traditional, but more time consuming, hand loom. This is a photo of a more modern, but still not mechanized, foot-powered...; Format: image/photograph

Animal market in Riobamba, Ecuador: An open-air animal market in Riobamba, Ecuador displays several bound sheep lying on the ground, as well as numerous sellers and buyers. The people in the photo are wearing colorful wool garments representative of traditional Andean textile production. Riobamba...; Format: image/photograph

A Mother and Child on the Streets of Riobamba, Ecuador: An indigenous woman carries a child on her back while standing in the street in Riobamba, Ecuador. Both woman and child are wearing wool ponchos with colorful accents, and weather-beaten felt hats. The Ecuadorian highlands are home to several thousand Quechua-speaking...; Format: image/photograph

Kurdish man: A color portrait of a Kurdish man. The man is fairly old, with dark, wrinkled skin and a gray beard. The man is wearing a tan beanie. He is also wearing a plaid wool shirt with a gray sweater.; Format: image/photograph

Sheep in a pasture south of Riobamba, Ecuador: Two sheep graze in a small pasture on the outskirts of Riobamba. A few houses dot the foreground, while rolling pasture land rises in the background. A solitary man watches the sheep. While new oil reserves are located daily, Ecuador remains an agricultural...; Format: image/photograph

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