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Copper Water Pot - Product of the Week
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The sound of hammering permeated the streets and it seemed everyone was making metal water pots. In India and you'll see Copper Water Pots like these in use - though plastic jerry cans are becoming more popular.
Buddha Statues and Tibetan Masks in Nepal
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This was written before trekking in Mustang, between the villages on the old trade route between Tibet and Nepal that was used for hundreds of years by caravans of sheep and goats carrying salt and wool.
Kalamkari Indian Paintings
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Kalamkari, sometimes spelt kalamakari, craft is a very old tradition of Indian folk art painting centered around Andhra Pradesh in South India. Kalam means pen and kari translates as drawing.
Warli Tribal Painting
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Human and animal bodies are represented by two triangles joined at the tip; the upper triangle depicts the trunk and the lower triangle the pelvis. Their precarious equilibrium symbolizes the balance of the universe.Gond Tribal Paintings
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The Gond art relates to the belief that "viewing a good image begets good luck". This led the Gonds to decorate their houses and the floors with traditional tattoos and motifs.