Indian weaver at his loom, 18th century. The simple two-beam loom is set up outside. The two weft shuttles are controlled by cords suspended from the tree and his feet. Tisserand. Copperplate engraving by Jean-Baptiste Marie Poisson after an illustration by Pierre Sonnerat from his Voyage aux Indes Orientales et à la Chine (Voyage to the East Indies and China, Dentu, Paris, 1806.

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