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A Bowl of Raw Silk and Silk Cocoons on display at the Jim Thompson House Museum in Bangkok, Thailand. This photo was taken in July 2019 CE.
About the Author
Kim is a freelance writer based in New Zealand. She has a B.A. (Hons) in History and an MA in Chaos & Complexity Science. Her special interests are fables and mythology, as well as exploration throughout the ancient world.
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APA Style
Martins, K. (2019, July 29). A Bowl of Raw Silk & Silk Cocoons. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11040/a-bowl-of-raw-silk--silk-cocoons/
Chicago Style
Martins, Kim. "A Bowl of Raw Silk & Silk Cocoons." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 29, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11040/a-bowl-of-raw-silk--silk-cocoons/.
MLA Style
Martins, Kim. "A Bowl of Raw Silk & Silk Cocoons." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 29 Jul 2019. Web. 01 Dec 2021.
