Hemp Farming Italian "Battitura" #6 of 10 Canvas 12x16

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#6 of a 10 part series documenting Italian Hemp Farming in the 1920's the crop here "Battitura" grown for fiber, cut by hand, gathered together..
"Canapaio" - Latin Cannabis - a very labor intensive crop as all farming was now this was being prepared for retting aka rotting to soften the for fiber extraction, it was an essential this practice where produced by all who supplied sailors with rope, spun home spun clothing, canvas "cannabis". They will water ret it vs the traditional breaking as seen in US images of hemp processing.

How your picture will arrive -
On canvas as a statement piece and artwork all in one, printed on Acid-free, PH neutral, poly-cotton base
20.5 mil thick canvas, 470 g/m²
Mounting brackets included
Hand glued solid wood stretcher bars
Printed on textured and fade-resistant canvas (OBA-Free)
1.5" deep
Blank product in the US sourced & printed in the US