Photo of the Week by Owen Franken ’68—Nov. 26, 2011
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Raul Alarcon Holguin weaves a Montecristi Fino Panama hat as he bends over a weaving stand, placing his chest on wooden blocks. He is using stripped and dried paja toquillo palm fronds to create a fine weave. Pile, Ecuador, 1995 (© Owen Franken/CORBIS).
![Hat Maker Weaving Panama Hat Hat maker weaving Panama hat](/sites/default/files/slice/uploads/2011/09/Pamanam-Hat-making-Ecuador_510.jpg)
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Tom Brown
Thu, 12/01/2011 8:32pm
Great photo, but to weave like that looks incredibily hard. I just wonder how long that takes.