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Small handbag, hats, fruit bowls, platters, coasters, table mats, and flower ornaments
Mataginifale Women's Group
Niue -
Small handbag, hats, fruit bowls, platters, coasters, table mats, and flower ornaments
Mataginifale Women's Group
Niue -
Small handbag, hats, fruit bowls, platters, coasters, table mats, and flower ornaments
Mataginifale Women's Group
Niue -
Small handbag, hats, fruit bowls, platters, coasters, table mats, and flower ornaments
Mataginifale Women's Group
Niue -
Small handbag, hats, fruit bowls, platters, coasters, table mats, and flower ornaments
Mataginifale Women's Group
Niue -
Small handbag, hats, fruit bowls, platters, coasters, table mats, and flower ornaments
Mataginifale Women's Group
Niue -
Casting silver bowls
As widely used and greatly respected by the Mongols, cast silver bowls are the most popular items that clearly demonstrate the true skills of Mongol artisans. Each style or make has specific features of craftsmanship by its region. Most popular ones are the Borjigin, Dariganga, Noyon-Sevrei and Batnorov which also variably differ by their design, carvings, ornaments, input and mould.
Mongolia -
Casting silver bowls
As widely used and greatly respected by the Mongols, cast silver bowls are the most popular items that clearly demonstrate the true skills of Mongol artisans. Each style or make has specific features of craftsmanship by its region. Most popular ones are the Borjigin, Dariganga, Noyon-Sevrei and Batnorov which also variably differ by their design, carvings, ornaments, input and mould.
Mongolia -
Casting silver bowls
As widely used and greatly respected by the Mongols, cast silver bowls are the most popular items that clearly demonstrate the true skills of Mongol artisans. Each style or make has specific features of craftsmanship by its region. Most popular ones are the Borjigin, Dariganga, Noyon-Sevrei and Batnorov which also variably differ by their design, carvings, ornaments, input and mould.
Mongolia -
Dazo, The Art of Traditional Bow and Arrow Making in Bhutan_Jaala-yangka
The Making of Traditional Arrows\nA Pair of Arrows made up of Yushania bamboo reed. Yushania is locally known as Yangka. The bamboo reeds grow in abundance in Jaala village of Wangduephodrang district because of which the arrows are named Jaala Yangka.
Bhutan -
Dazo, The Art of Traditional Bow and Arrow Making in Bhutan_bamboo for making arrow
Different species of bamboo called deu is used for making arrows. Among many varieties, the one called Jala Yangka is the most preferred. Traditional arrows are made up of Yangka reeds and this quality reeds are mostly preferred amongst the traditional archers. The Yangka bamboo reed species is rare in Bhutan and are found mostly in high mountains of Jaala village. To preserve the species from extinction, today people of Jaala village take the saplings from the mountains and cultivate it in their homes.
Bhutan -
Dazo, The Art of Traditional Bow and Arrow Making in Bhutan_smoothing process
In the past, the arrows were rubbed and polished with the help of sandy soil. Today, Sand papers are used to smoothen the dried bamboo reeds to enable consistency and evenly shape of an arrow.
Bhutan