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  2. Conservation and restoration of Tibetan thangkas - Wikipedia

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    The metal thangka, whose durability and foldable concept was to serve travelling needs. The Papier-mâché thangka which is unique for the three-dimensional appearance of the central picture. The tshen drub ma, embroidered thangka which is typically executed in the far eastern part of Tibet and China for trade export. The woven thangka.

  3. Muga silk - Wikipedia

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    The silk is known for its extreme durability and has a natural yellowish-golden tint [2] with a shimmering, glossy texture. [3] It was previously reserved for the use of royalty. [ 4 ] [ failed verification ] Muga is one of the three major types of indigenous wild silks produced in Assam, and is a key variety of Assam silk renowned for its ...

  4. Assam silk - Wikipedia

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    The silk produced is known for its glossy, fine texture and durability. It was previously reported that muga silk cannot be dyed or bleached due to "low porosity", but this is incorrect; muga takes dye like any other silk. This silk can be hand washed with its lustre increasing after every wash. Very often the silk outlives its owner.

  5. Ballistic nylon - Wikipedia

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    Although ballistic nylon was originally created and used in flak jackets, its durability and cutting resistance have made it useful for non-combat applications. It can be found in backpacks, luggage, belts and straps, motorcycle jackets, watch bands, and knife sheaths. It can also be used for structural purposes, such as on skin-on-frame kayaks.

  6. Clothing material - Wikipedia

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    It can be assumed that the animal skins were used for clothing throughout the human history, although in the ways that are primitive when compared to the modern processing, the earliest known samples come from Ötzi the Iceman (late 4th millennium BC) with his goatskin clothes made from leather strips put together using sinews, bearskin hat, and shoes using the deerskin for the uppers and ...

  7. Silk - Wikipedia

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    The production of silk originated in China in the Neolithic period, although it would eventually reach other places of the world (Yangshao culture, 4th millennium BC). Silk production remained confined to China until the Silk Road opened at some point during the latter part of the 1st millennium BC, though China maintained its virtual monopoly over silk production for another thousand years.

  8. Mohair - Wikipedia

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    It is durable, naturally elastic, flame-resistant and crease-resistant. It is considered a luxury fiber, like cashmere, alpaca, angora, and silk, and is more expensive than most sheep's wool. Mohair is composed mostly of keratin, a protein in the hair, wool, horns and skin of all mammals, but mohair's special properties are unique to the Angora ...

  9. Inuit clothing - Wikipedia

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    Durability: Inuit clothing needed to be extremely durable. Since the creation of skin clothing was a labour-intensive, highly customized process, with base materials available only seasonally depending on the source animal, badly damaged garments were not easy to replace.