{"id":5117,"date":"2026-11-02T06:07:35","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T11:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/5117"},"modified":"2026-11-02T06:07:35","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T11:07:35","slug":"silk-cocoons-and-natural-dye-materials-at-bere-har-in-arba-minch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/album\/5117","title":{"rendered":"Silk cocoons and natural dye materials at Bere Har in Arba Minch"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/silk-cocoons-and-natural-dye-materials-at-bere-har-in-arba-m.jpg?resize=1536%2C2048&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hand holding a silk cocoon above wooden trays of white cocoons, dried plant materials and a basket of green leaves\" class=\"wp-image-5116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/silk-cocoons-and-natural-dye-materials-at-bere-har-in-arba-m.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/silk-cocoons-and-natural-dye-materials-at-bere-har-in-arba-m.jpg?resize=250%2C333&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/silk-cocoons-and-natural-dye-materials-at-bere-har-in-arba-m.jpg?resize=700%2C933&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/silk-cocoons-and-natural-dye-materials-at-bere-har-in-arba-m.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mereja.com\/album\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/silk-cocoons-and-natural-dye-materials-at-bere-har-in-arba-m.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Silk cocoons and natural dyeing materials are laid out in wooden trays at the Bere Har silk textile workshop in Arba Minch, southern Ethiopia. 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