Jawaja Leather – Just Arrived — The Artisans Alliance of Jawaja's Story
We’ve just received a new selection of leatherwork from the Artisans Alliance of Jawaja.
These pieces are completely hand-worked by skilled craftspeople from the stitched details to the burnished finish on the leather. Jawaja makes some of the most enduring items we have ever seen.
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THE ARTISANS ALLIANCE OF JAWAJA
In 2009, Ashoke Chatterjee and representatives from the Artisan’s Alliance of Jawaja were invited to travel fro India to speak at the Maiwa Textile Symposium.
This was to be held at the Vancouver Museum in British Columbia, Canada.
Right before their intended departure, they were denied entry into Canada and along with it, the opportunity to share their remarkable story.
Instead, Ashoke and the Jawaja representatives travelled by train to the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA).
There, a virtual connection was established via Skype, linking them to the audience gathered at the Vancouver Museum.
Despite reduced audio and video quality, their voices carried powerfully across the world.
This is their story…
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