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ID # megwal4
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2002 - Jean-Philippe
Soule
www.jpsviewfinder.com & www.nativeplanet.org
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Country:
India
/ Village: Barjarsar
Ethnic Group:
MeghwalCaption:
A young
girl his learning the wool spinning technique from her mother.
The Meghwal people are known as the carpet
weaver’s caste. They produce camel, goat and sheep wool that they spin
on a wheel. This technique has not changed for centuries and was
promoted by Mahatma Gandhi who used it to produce his own cloth. The
Meghwal People are amongst the poorest people. They live in small
villages throughout the Rajasthan desert.
Meghwal family, Barjarsar, Rajasthan desert, India.
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