Portrait of a 'Long necked' Padaung tribe woman weaving on a hand held loom, Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand, Asia

Portrait of a 'Long necked' Padaung tribe woman weaving, Mae Hong Son Province, northern Thailand, Asia

Tailor hand embroidering gold thread onto fabric in his tiny booth in the palls (alleyways) of old Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Asia

Carpets on sale in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel

Close-up of gold embroidery work in a factory in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

Young boy looking unhappy, sitting at loom working on silk material with gold thread, India, Asia

Close-up of gold work embroidery, Bokhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

Detail of gold embroidery work in embroidery factory, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

Detail of ceremonial costume woven with gold and metallic thread from the Regent Collection, from South Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

A young girl wearing an ornate gold head-dress with gold necklace and earrings in traditional style in Java, Indonesia.

A silk weaver creates a bolt of gold thread at a traditional workshop in Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman wearing a golden bonnet at the Gauderfest 2008 Festival, Zell am Ziller, Zillertal Valley, North Tyrol, Austria, Europe