Wild silk either by tanning (cross-linking) or by mineral reinforcements (e.g. calcium oxalate). Recently, a new method has been developed, demineralizing, which can remove the mineral reinforcements present in wild silks and enables wet reeling like the commercial silkworm "Bombyx mori". Wild silks are often referred to in India as 'Vanya' silks: The term 'Vanya' is of Sanskrit origin, meaning untamed, wild, or forest-based. Muga, Tasar, and Eri silkworms are not fully tamed and the world lovingly calls the silks they produce as 'wild silks'. India produces four kinds of silk: mulberry, tasar, muga and eri. The silkworm "Bombyx mori" is fed
Mori Shogunzuka Kofun Mori Shogunzuka Kofun The is a keyhole-shaped tumulus within the located in Chikuma, Nagano Prefecture Japan. The "kofun" has been restored to what modern archaeologists believe to represent its original form, with reproduction haniwa on top of the mound. Its burial chamber is closed and inaccessible to the public. There is also a museum on site, the Mori Shogunzuka Museum, which displays a reproduction of the burial chamber as well as artifacts unearthed during archaeological investigations. The cluster of four tombs has been designated a National Historic Site by the Japanese government. The Mori Shogunzuka Kofun measures approximately 100 meters