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		<title>Lawa hill tribe of Thailand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rarely or never mentioned as one of the Thai hill tribes of northern Thailand – Karen, Hmong, Yao, Lahu, Akha and Lisu – Lawa are one of the oldest people known to have inhabited Thailand. Although professed to be of Mon – Khmer origin their roots are believed to be in lower reaches of Mekong [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early days of finding textiles and handicrafts from Burma</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I first started travelling in Thailand in the early 1970s I came across few textiles of Burmese Karen, Akha, Chin, Naga and Kachin hill tribes. What I saw inspired me to go to Burma, but at the time Burma was very difficult country to travel in, and one’s stay was limited to only seven [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indonesian textiles: Timor ikats</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Backstrap loom weaving is found among numerous cultures worldwide. A technique by which fiber is woven into long narrow strips has been practiced by man for more than two thousand years, but around the Indonesian archipelago weavers have taken backstrap loom weaving to the next level, namely in terms of creating designs by resist-dyeing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ethnic traditions, eclectic look and versatility of indigo blue</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Connotation of the word “ethnic” is part of our daily vocabulary. We talk about ethnic cooking, ethnic eats, compare ethnic and modern, analyze linguistic and cultural characteristics of ethnic cultures, discuss ethnic diversity, ethnic lifestyle and beliefs. As diverse as our culture is, made up of peoples from all over the world, we are routinely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First journey to India, my first journey of the heart</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the middle 1960s I embarked on my first trip beyond Europe. While at that point I had visited good deal of Europe and certainly enjoyed its cultural diversity, it was not until I ventured to North Africa, to Morocco and Canary Islands, that I got truly captivated by the local arts and crafts. My [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ethnic Style Decor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ethnic style décor covers eclectic mix of ethnic and tribal decorative accessories, including textiles, wooden and metal artifacts and ornaments from Indonesia, Thailand, Laos, India, Peru, Bolivia, Nepal and elsewhere.]]></description>
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