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Another particular type of silk cloth associated with Ryûkyû is known as ''tabby'' (二彩 or タビー, ''tabii''). Originally a famous product of China's [[Guangdong province]], it was among the chief types of textiles transshipped through or exported by Ryûkyû.<ref>Kamiya Nobuyuki, ''Ryûkyû to Nihon, Chûgoku'' 琉球と日本・中国, Yamakawa Shuppansha (2008), 60.</ref>
Another particular type of silk cloth associated with Ryûkyû is known as ''tabby'' (二彩 or タビー, ''tabii''). Originally a famous product of China's [[Guangdong province]], it was among the chief types of textiles transshipped through or exported by Ryûkyû.<ref>Kamiya Nobuyuki, ''Ryûkyû to Nihon, Chûgoku'' 琉球と日本・中国, Yamakawa Shuppansha (2008), 60.</ref>
[[Indigo]]-dyeing has been practiced in the islands since ancient times, and enjoyed protections from the royal government. The processes used in the Ryukyus are different from those used in mainland Japan, and are said to be more complex, and difficult. Though once produced in various places throughout the islands, indigo-dyeing is today largely restricted to the Motobu area of northern [[Okinawa Island]].<ref>Plaques on-site at Ryukyumura architecture and culture park, Onna-son, Okinawa.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15455341469/in/photostream/]</ref>
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