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Elderly Bora Man
November 2017
Avani Society
Berinag, India
Still, even with the recent legalization, many don’t believe that the traditions around hemp will be revived. Legal barriers notwithstanding, many in the younger generation of Boras have little interest in cultivating hemp because it is so labor-intensive.
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- Title: Elderly Bora Man
- 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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