 Product Catalog > Peruvian Home Decor > Blankets
Cotton throw, Rainbow Geometry
By: Novica
- Handmade by UMBVS Desert Weavers of India
- Ships from Peru within 15 days
- Dry clean only
Dimensions: Width: 34.8" Height: 61.2"
NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. Geometrical patterns merge into a lavish composition that is hypnotic and elegant. It is achieved on a traditional loom as the UMBVS Desert Weavers of India create the cotton throw in a vibrant rainbow of colors. Artisan Info: Like most women in weaving communities, Pappu Devi was only allowed to assist her husband as he wove. She got the yarn ready and generally helped around. UMBVS successfully changed the centuries old tradition that forbade women from working on the loom, thus offering them an opportunity to learn how to weave. Pappu Devi took this opportunity, and now she is an accomplished weaver! Her husband does not keep too well, and appreciates her contribution. "Now when I cannot weave due to ill health, we no longer have to ask for help from neighbors, Pappu Devi weaves just as well as I do, and we get by," says her husband. Urmul Marusthali Bunkar Vikas Samiti (UMBVS) is an NGO of traditional weavers. It was form in 1987 under the aegis of URMUL, and became independent in 1991. What started as a mere self-help group, has now become a successful weavers community in the Jodhpur district of Rajasthan. Urmul Marusthali Bunkar Vikas Samiti literally means Development Committee of Desert Weavers. They started with a small group of 30 weavers, each equipped with traditionalThis item is no longer available |
|
