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Harvested Hemp Bark
November 2017
Avani Society
Berinag, India
As a crop, hemp has a wide range of uses. Its seeds are highly nutritious, and its fibers can be used to weave a wide range of items, from clothes to bags. Evidence of its use can be found all over the world, from traces of hemp cord in pottery found in modern-day Taiwan to a piece of hemp fabric found in Peru, all of which date back to 8,000 BC.
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- Title: Harvested Hemp Bark
- 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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