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Bhutan: Impressions
by Andrea Maguire
Posted on January 3rd 2008
abstract : Artist and writer Andrea Maguire offers her first impressions of the little-known Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan and its artistic traditions. In the coming months, we will be featuring additional articles from Andrea on traditional textile production (plant fibre cultivation, spinning, weaving dyeing, embroidery, paper-making, etc.), as well as a look at how the Bhutanese are reviving and adapting these traditions to a modern, globalized world.
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Themes: bhutan, dyeing, global, himalayan, modern, paper-making, plant, spinning, textiles, traditional, weaving
Bhutan: Impressions
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Figure 1: Looking down at the clouds in the Punakha valley.
Copyright Andrea Maguire
Bhutan: Impressions
by: Guest Writer
Figure 2: Looking down at the clouds in the Punakha valley.
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Bhutan: Impressions
by: Guest Writer
Figure 4: Chili peppers hang out to dry, adding to the colour of a traditional village shop.
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An array of Bhutanese cotton and raw silk fabrics and including some Chinese silk often incorporated into Bhutanese textiles.
(all photos copyright: Andrea Maguire)
Bhutan: A cosmos mandala at Punakha Tzong
by: Guest Writer
A cosmos mandala at Punakha Tzong.
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Bhutan: Bhutanese weaver
by: Guest Writer
Typical scene of Bhutanese weaver at her work
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