Photos tagged as crafts

Handmade incense sticks for sale in old Hue

• Date: 1 February 2012
• Photographer: NarLin: gallery
• Location: Hué, Vietnam
• Tags: vietnam tourist incense hue crafts
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Guatemalan children selling their crafts

• Date: 29 October 2011
• Photographer: suzeevee: gallery
• Tags: children boats crafts
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Window Shopping

• Date: 20 August 2011
• Photographer: Clio12: gallery
• Location: Rímac, Peru
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Souvenirs

• Date: 20 August 2011
• Photographer: Clio12: gallery
• Location: Lima, Peru, Peru
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Tailor's Shop in Mumbai

A classic Indian picture with craftsmen taking up no more space than absolutely essential to weave (or sew) their magic

• Date: 30 June 2010
• Photographer: JohnandJac: gallery
• Location: India
• Tags: people crafts men-working
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Miniature painting in Udaipur

A regional art form based on the Moghul painting style. This has been hand painted on a plate made from crushed camel bone and resin. The brush may consist of just one hair from a squirrel's tail and the painter can only work for 20-30 minutes at a time

• Date: 16 June 2010
• Photographer: JohnandJac: gallery
• Location: India
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Dancer with ten ceramic pots on her head dancing on broken glass

It is all in the title really. Don't try this at home

• Date: 16 June 2010
• Photographer: JohnandJac: gallery
• Location: India
• Tags: people costumes women crafts
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Dancers in Udaipur performing the goomar dance

Folk dancers from different parts of Rajasthan performed a series of colourful, rhythmic and, at times, positively hazardous dances.

• Date: 16 June 2010
• Photographer: JohnandJac: gallery
• Location: India
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Jain temple at Ranakpur

This detail from the main temple at Ranakpur shows how every square inch of the temples is covered in carvings of characters and Gods from the Jain mythology and history. The temple is exquisite and the young priest that showed us around was justifiably proud of where he worshipped

• Date: 14 June 2010
• Photographer: JohnandJac: gallery
• Location: India
• Tags: art buildings temples architecture monuments crafts
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Locally made silverwork in Jaisalmer

Bangles, bracelets, ear decorations and goblets. This area is known for its silver work

• Date: 11 June 2010
• Photographer: JohnandJac: gallery
• Location: India
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Fabrics in Jaisalmer

• Date: 10 June 2010
• Photographer: JohnandJac: gallery
• Location: India
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Murals 3

• Date: 5 May 2010
• Photographer: JohnandJac: gallery
• Location: India
• Tags: art museum crafts
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Murals 2

• Date: 5 May 2010
• Photographer: JohnandJac: gallery
• Location: India
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Mural at The Crafts Museum

• Date: 5 May 2010
• Photographer: JohnandJac: gallery
• Location: India
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Crafts Museum, Delhi

• Date: 26 April 2010
• Photographer: JohnandJac: gallery
• Location: India
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Line drawings at the Craft Museum, Delhi

• Date: 26 April 2010
• Photographer: JohnandJac: gallery
• Location: India
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Temple painting, Elephant

• Date: 12 April 2010
• Photographer: JohnandJac: gallery
• Location: Laos
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The Water Puppet Theatre, Ha Noi

This watery stage plays host to fishes, buffalo, frogs, tigers, children, farmers and many more in the form of wooden puppets

• Date: 1 March 2010
• Photographer: JohnandJac: gallery
• Location: Vietnam
• Tags: art music crafts
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Traditional embroidered blouses Otavalo market

These blouses, with embroidery on the front and the top of the 3 quarter length sleeves are worn by many of the indigenous women. The blouses are spotless and the embroidery exquisite. Some of this work is done sitting on the kerb at the market place.

• Date: 2 January 2010
• Photographer: JohnandJac: gallery
• Location: Otavalo, Ecuador
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Otavalo market wool stand

The market was rich with colours and this stand, selling wool, is just one example

• Date: 2 January 2010
• Photographer: JohnandJac: gallery
• Location: Otavalo, Ecuador
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Santorini tomatoes

The inhabitants of the Greek volcano island Santorini (thira) make baskets out of vineyard trunks to use them for their local products.

• Date: 2 December 2009
• Photographer: kotzias: gallery
• Location: Greece
• Tags: and arts crafts
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Woman weaving at Chinchero

This piece will take in the region of 200 hours of work to finish and will sell for the equivalent of 50 dollars US. By buying this work locally the cooperative gets to keep most of that money instead of it being top sliced by an agent or shop in the main towns

• Date: 28 November 2009
• Photographer: JohnandJac: gallery
• Location: Peru
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Alpacca wool coloured with natural dyes

This was in the township of Chincherro where we visited a cooperative of 8 families who produced authentic local products with their own motifs and patterns

• Date: 28 November 2009
• Photographer: JohnandJac: gallery
• Location: Peru
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Traditional weaving using a belt loom at the textile centre in Cusco

The Textile Centre on Ave El Sol has a fabulous display of ethnic weaving and costumes from around Peru but especially this region. As well as watching people weave and knit you can buy locally produced pieces.

• Date: 27 November 2009
• Photographer: JohnandJac: gallery
• Location: Peru
• Tags: costumes crafts
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Making a traditional dress

• Date: 22 October 2009
• Photographer: Ofelia: gallery
• Location: Vilankulo, Mozambique
• Tags: people tradition crafts trade
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