Maldives: Preparing a traditional loom for weaving a feyli or Maldivian sarong, Eydhafushi Island, South Maalhosmadulu Atoll (Baa Atoll), 1980

Eydhafushi Island, in Baa Atoll (South Maalhosmadulu Atoll), was once renowned for its feyli or sarong weavers. Eydhafushi is the capital of Baa Atoll.

Asia's smallest and least-known nation, the Republic of Maldives, lies scattered from north to south across a 750-kilometre sweep of the Indian Ocean 500 kilometres south-west of Sri Lanka. More than 1000 islands, together with innumerable banks and reefs, are grouped in a chain of nineteen atolls which extends from a point due west of Colombo to just south of the equator.

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CPA Media Co. Ltd.

Photographer:

Andrew Forbes

Credit:

Pictures From Asia