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Bora Woman with Goats
November 2017
Avani Society
Berinag, India
Renowned for their skills as spinners, weavers, farmers, and cattle weavers, the Bora have long been known in the area for their hemp products. Indeed, the name “Bora”, comes from a local word meaning “sack”, and the Bora often traveled to local fairs in the valley to trade their hemp goods for other products.
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- Title: Bora Woman with Goats
- 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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