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![[Girl sitting in front of loom, spinning fiber with a hand spindle, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5NjUvMDEvMDEvZ2lybC1zaXR0aW5nLWluLWZyb250LW9mLWxvb20tc3Bpbm5pbmctZmliZXItd2l0aC1hLWhhbmQtc3BpbmRsZS1zaWtraW0tMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/468/jpg "[Girl sitting in front of loom, spinning fiber with a hand spindle, Sikkim]")
![[Woman spinning with a hand spindle, seated on floor across from another woman who is carding fibers, Lachung Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDMvd29tYW4tc3Bpbm5pbmctd2l0aC1hLWhhbmQtc3BpbmRsZS1zZWF0ZWQtb24tZmxvb3ItYWNyb3NzLWZyb20tYW5vdGhlci13b21hbi1iODM4MTgtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/27/webp "[Woman spinning with a hand spindle, seated on floor across from another woman who is carding fibers, Lachung Sikkim]")
![[Woman weaving on loom, Lachung, Sikkim]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvd29tYW4td2VhdmluZy1vbi1sb29tLWxhY2h1bmctc2lra2ltLWU0Mjk2YS02NDAuanBn/40/27/webp "[Woman weaving on loom, Lachung, Sikkim]")
![[Girl with braids in white dress with bow, with hands folded, seated]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTMvZ2lybC13aXRoLWJyYWlkcy1pbi13aGl0ZS1kcmVzcy13aXRoLWJvdy13aXRoLWhhbmRzLWZvbGRlZC1zZWF0ZWQtMGI4YzU1LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Girl with braids in white dress with bow, with hands folded, seated]")
![[Little girl, half lgth., facing front, wearing bonnet, with arms folded and lips puckered]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MDIvMDEvMDEvbGl0dGxlLWdpcmwtaGFsZi1sZ3RoLWZhY2luZy1mcm9udC13ZWFyaW5nLWJvbm5ldC13aXRoLWFybXMtZm9sZGVkLWFuZC1saXBzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Little girl, half lgth., facing front, wearing bonnet, with arms folded and lips puckered]")
![[Girl with braids in white dress with bow, with hands folded, seated]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTMvZ2lybC13aXRoLWJyYWlkcy1pbi13aGl0ZS1kcmVzcy13aXRoLWJvdy13aXRoLWhhbmRzLWZvbGRlZC1zZWF0ZWQtODIzMGNhLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Girl with braids in white dress with bow, with hands folded, seated]")
![[Unidentified woman and girl, seated, facing front]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDcvdW5pZGVudGlmaWVkLXdvbWFuLWFuZC1naXJsLXNlYXRlZC1mYWNpbmctZnJvbnQtNGNmNTc5LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/49/webp "[Unidentified woman and girl, seated, facing front]")
