It spins, it floats: Solar power generated on water and for garment trade
by Nick Roll
Dec 14, 2022
3 minutes
1. United States
A 3D rendering of a rare ceremonial garment is helping Alaska Natives preserve a traditional art form. Chilkat robes, made by the Tlingit and other Pacific Northwest Indigenous peoples, can take 3,000 hours to spin and weave. Skills are passed from one generation to the next, and now there are only about a dozen artisans who have made a Chilkat robe, an article that is taken to important tribal meetings and used in dances by those with permission.
But the new images of one
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