1. Making of a large woven plant fiber mat. Forest material gathering

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Weaving works

Photos, texts and audio recordings
by Luis Devin

Soundscape: Baka children speaking and, in the background,
elderly woman singing a jodel lullaby (Baka Pygmies of Cameroon).

2. Weaving of a large pannier for gathering forest products. 3. Woven plant fiber basket.

4. Elderly Baka woman with a mat and a walking stick. Baka women

5. Making of a basket for gathering food in the rainforest. Food gathering Other daily works and activities

6. Study of weaving techniques for the making of baskets and other woven plant fiber objects. Fieldwork audio- photo gallery

7. Baka woman weaving a mat. Baka women

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	HOME SECTION INDEX BACK Mat and basket weaving of the Baka Pygmies, with photos and ethnographic notes (Baka Pygmies of Cameroon, Gabon and Congo). Photos, texts and audio recordings by Luis Devin. Page URL: http://www.pygmies.org/baka/weaving-works.php Photos, videos and sounds are available for licensing, both for multimedia use and paper publications. For the terms and conditions, contact the author from the Contact page. The time in the tropical rainforests of the Western Congo Basin, where the Baka Pygmy people live, is 05:38. Every minute, at least 25 hectares (250.000 m²) of forest are destroyed around the world (source: WWF). Go to the Baka Pygmies section index Copyright © 1998-2024 Luis Devin. All rights reserved.