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Bora Woman
November 2017
Avani Society
Berinag, India
For some, hemp was a lifelong tradition, passed down from generation to generation. One Bora woman, Raduli, started working with hemp when she was 15 years old. She worked with every aspect of the production process, from growing, to spinning, to weaving. Through this craft, Raduli says that she was able to provide for herself and her children. Although the craft was difficult, Raduli took immense pride in its challenges, and the skills required to create durable fibers.
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- Title: Bora Woman
- 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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