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Bora Woman Carrying Bag
November 2017
Avani Society
Berinag, India
Although they share many cultural similarities with neighboring castes, the Bora are, in some ways, culturally unique. They speak a distinct dialect of Kumauni, the local language, and have some unique religious traditions.
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- Title: Bora Woman Carrying Bag
- Date Created: November 2017
- Location: Uttarakhand, India
- Type: Photograph
- Photography: Emilie Thevenoz
- 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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