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THE HUB OF THIS ABACA INDUSTRY WHICH IS BARELY *0 YEARS OLD, IS THE SLEEPY TOWN OF CAMALIG IN ALBAY PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES. RUSTIC, IDYLLIC, HANDMAIDEN TO THE AWESOME GRANDEUR OF THE MAYON VOLCANO, THERE IS LITTLE FROM THE OUTSIDE TO INDICATE THAT THE FRENETIC ACTIVITIES IN NIPA HUTS AND SMALL HOMES PRODUCING ABACA PRODUCTS AND WALLCOVERINGS ARE DESTINED FOR THE POSH DEPARTMENT STORES AND VILLAS OF PARIS AND NEW YORK. MANY HANDS, OLD AND YOUNG, ARE AT WORK WEAVING THE MULTI-COLORED AND EXQUISITE DESIGNS THAT ARE AN ART FORM IN ITSELF, CREATED BY INGENIOUS RURAL FOLK WHO HARDLY KNOW A GEOMETRIC PATTERN FROM AN ABSTRACT.