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Close-Up of Woven Hemp Textile
Avani Society
Berinag, India
Hemp cultivation used to play an important role in the daily life of Bora communities. A multipurpose crop, the Bora used the fibers the make ropes, sacks, and mats, and used the highly nutritious seeds to make spices and chutney.
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- Title: Close-Up of Woven Hemp Textile
- Location: Uttarakhand, India
- Type: Textile
- Medium: Hemp
- Photography: Unknown
- Community: One of the primary communities Avani works with are the Bora Kuthaliya, a small caste based in the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand, India. The Bora have a rich heritage and tradition of cultivating and weaving hemp to create bags, rugs, and mats. However, with the government's ban on hemp cultivation in the 1980s, this practice has all but disappeared. Today, with the help of Avani, Bora communities are reviving these traditional weaving skills through new art forms, enabling them to continue making a living in their Himalayan home.
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