Island stories新港社 / 新民里, 後龍, Miaoli
Weaves original contemporary protective sleeves and repairs the edges of favourite belongings.
The story / Xingang Weaver
Chooses tea purchased in Miaoli for an insulated flask.
Cultural context
Xingang Weaver / Collection
A sandy asymmetric work apron with a short broad side panel over a dark olive shirt, plus wide cropped brick-coloured trousers. One paw holds a simple closed flask in a woven sleeve at the hip; the other threads one short, broad ribbon end into the sleeve's edge.
A roomy blue-grey cotton shirt with two broad pleats and cream lounge trousers; the apron is off. Sitting on the figure's own bent legs, holds a closed flask across the knees and closes its attached sleeve flap at the hip; no pouring.
00 / Original form
A low broad softly hexagonal head has a continuous silver-celadon mineral-like surface. Low-set eyes and a flat tea-coloured mark on the forearm give the little maker a quiet identity.
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