bast fibers

Examples of bast fibers in the following topics:

• Invention of Paper

  • Cai Lun's paper was made using mulberry and other bast fibers along with fishnets, old rags, and hemp waste.
  • His basic process of creating felted sheets of fiber suspended in water, then draining the water and allowing the fibers to dry in a thin matted sheet is still followed today.

• Hatshepsut

  • The Temple of Pakhet was a monument to Bast and Sekhmet, lioness war goddesses.

• The Chavín Civilization

  • The Chavín people domesticated camelids, such as llamas, which were used as pack animals, and for fiber and meat.

• Chimú

  • The Chimú are known for their artisanal works, such as this mantle spun of multiple colored fibers sometime from 1000 to 1476 CE.