India’s Gujarat state is home to the Maldhari tribespeople, semi-nomadic herders who spend eight months of the year criss-crossing sparse pasturelands with their sheep, goats, cows, buffalo, and camels in a quest for fodder.
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Saturday, March 31, 2012
Maldhari tribespeople
India’s Gujarat state is home to the Maldhari tribespeople, semi-nomadic herders who spend eight months of the year criss-crossing sparse pasturelands with their sheep, goats, cows, buffalo, and camels in a quest for fodder.
Friday, March 30, 2012
India - vintage kantha throws
These kantha throws are from a store called
Made in Bengal from layers of vintage cotton saris, each throw is reversible and one-of-a-kind. Kantha is the ancient Indian art of hand embroidery and refers to the 'running stitch' used to bind several layers of cloth.
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