September 29, 2009

Thulhaadhoo and Lacquer Works


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Posted by Aylie at 1:06 AM

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  1. G. SalvageOctober 1, 2009 at 10:11 AM

    those pics of the bowl/pot making are so interesting--it seems like the man on the right is spinning the axle as if he were on an urg/rowing machine. do they ever switch, or is he an apprentice? i had never known how one would make a wooden bowl like that!

    also, are cowrie shells prevalent in jewelry and other crafts on the islands? i came across them at the Native American Museum in NYC--it seems that there was an enormous interchange of cowrie shells as part of the international slave and goods trades between the maldives, west africa, and the americas in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.

    the pictures from tuna fishing and eid celebrations are amazing. keep em coming

    J

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