Esther's photos with the keyword: straw

"The hat known today as the Panama hat was produced in Ecuador as early as the seventeenth century. Straw hats woven in Ecuador, like many other 19th and early 20th century South American goods, were shipped first to the Isthmus of Panama before sailing for their destinations in Asia, the rest of the Americas and Europe, subsequently acquiring a name that reflected their point of international sale, 'Panama hats', rather than their place of domestic origin" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_hat After bleaching, the hats are left to dry inside out. They are then heated on a press to obtain their final shape. Homero Ortega Panama Hats, Cuenca, Ecuador AIMG 0405

"The hat known today as the Panama hat was produced in Ecuador as early as the seventeenth century. Straw hats woven in Ecuador, like many other 19th and early 20th century South American goods, were shipped first to the Isthmus of Panama before sailing for their destinations in Asia, the rest of the Americas and Europe, subsequently acquiring a name that reflected their point of international sale, 'Panama hats', rather than their place of domestic origin" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_hat After bleaching, the hats are left to dry inside out. They are then heated on a press to obtain their final shape. Homero Ortega Panama Hats, Cuenca, Ecuador AIMG 0404

"The hat known today as the Panama hat was produced in Ecuador as early as the seventeenth century. Straw hats woven in Ecuador, like many other 19th and early 20th century South American goods, were shipped first to the Isthmus of Panama before sailing for their destinations in Asia, the rest of the Americas and Europe, subsequently acquiring a name that reflected their point of international sale, 'Panama hats', rather than their place of domestic origin" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_hat Homero Ortega Panama Hats, Cuenca, Ecuador AIMG 0400

"The hat known today as the Panama hat was produced in Ecuador as early as the seventeenth century. Straw hats woven in Ecuador, like many other 19th and early 20th century South American goods, were shipped first to the Isthmus of Panama before sailing for their destinations in Asia, the rest of the Americas and Europe, subsequently acquiring a name that reflected their point of international sale, 'Panama hats', rather than their place of domestic origin" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_hat Homero Ortega Panama Hats, Cuenca, Ecuador AIMG 0399

"The hat known today as the Panama hat was produced in Ecuador as early as the seventeenth century. Straw hats woven in Ecuador, like many other 19th and early 20th century South American goods, were shipped first to the Isthmus of Panama before sailing for their destinations in Asia, the rest of the Americas and Europe, subsequently acquiring a name that reflected their point of international sale, 'Panama hats', rather than their place of domestic origin" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_hat After bleaching, the hats are left to dry inside out. They are then heated on a press to obtain their final shape. Homero Ortega Panama Hats, Cuenca, Ecuador AIMG 0406

12/23/08 Storage shed in Akha village - Thailand AThailand2 383

Gondoliers on a break in Venice, Italy. I loved their expressions. AIMG_4822

This is the 350 year old clay and straw model that Gian Lorezno Bernini (1598-1680) made over a frame of iron and wickerwork for the casting of the bronze figures for the the altars of the throne of St. Peter between 1659 and 1665 at St. Peter's Basilica. Now in the Vatican Museums. AIMG_2356