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FREE SHIPPING - AUSTRALIA OVER $49 - INTERNATIONAL OVER $99
UNUSUAL, HANDMADE, BEAUTIFUL, SUSTAINABLE.
A COLLECTION SPANNING 2 DECADES,
25 COUNTRIES & OVER 50 TRIBAL CULTURES
Our store in Bondi Junction, Australia, is now closed.
We will be adding more and more of our collection, previously only available in our shop, to our online store.
Look out for our extended range of exclusive jewellery, textiles, antiques and curiosities coming soon
(just give us time to pack and sort everything out).
"THIS BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN BY PHOTOGRAPHER STEVEN CHEE FOR AUSTRALIAN FASHION WEEK IN 2009, IN COLLABORATION WITH ABSOLUT VODKA. OUR AFGHAN "WAISTCOAT", BASICALLY A VERY SIMPLE MIRROR-WORK EMBROIDERED DOUBLE BAND WITH COIN DECORATION AND METAL TASSELED ENDS, WAS USED TO CLOTHE THE UPPER BODY OF THE MODEL AND STRATEGICALLY HIDE HER NIPPLES. WAISTCOATS AND BELTS LIKE THESE ARE WORN BY KUTCHEE WOMEN ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS, ADDING FURTHER EMBELLISHMENT TO OFTEN HIGHLY DECORATED CLOTHING. COINS ARE A SYMBOL OF WEALTH AND STATUS, WHILE SMALL MIRRORS ARE TYPICALLY WORN TO REFLECT LIGHT AND FRIGHTEN OFF EVIL SPIRITS."
- LINDA HEAPHY
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About us Kashgar is a philosophy as well as a store. We are committed to supporting traditional artisans and small village communities by selling authentic handcrafted goods which are personally collected by us. By supporting traditional methods of design and production we hope to encourage local cottage industries which have a low impact on the environment and help ethnic minorities maintain their self-sufficiency into the 21st Century
$5.00
A great one for the kids, this little keyring has a beautifully decorated, hand beaded and mirrored book attached. Hand made paper. From left to right, choose your colour: black, green, blue, red, purple. Made in India.
Measurements: length of book 5 cm
$6,800.00
A rare 13th Century primitive tribal granite stele relief carving of Shiva. A village piece from Gujarat, India.
Measurements: Height 29.5 cm x width 23 cm x depth 7 cm
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A unique necklace crafted from graduated antique Tibetan turquoise and sterling silver. These beautiful natural stones range in colour from mid to dark blue-green and are antiques in their own right - the size and wear of the bead holes suggest an age in excess of 200 years. The most amazing turquoise we've ever found. Sourced in Nepal, hand crafted by Kashgar.
Measurements: Total length including clasp 45 cm
"IF THESE CUFFS LOOK FAMILIAR, IT'S BECAUSE YOU HAVE SEEN A VERY SIMILAR PAIR ON THE ARMS OF LUKE SKYWALKER'S AUNT BERU IN THE TATOOINE SCENES IN THE ORIGINAL STAR WARS: A NEW HOPE. THEY ARE ACTUALLY A PAIR OF BRONZE CUFFS, CALLED THADO KUKI, MADE AND WORN BY THE KONYAK NAGAS OF NAGALAND IN FAR NORTHEAST INDIA. CHARACTERISED BY THEIR REGULARLY SPACED PROJECTING POINTS AND CREATED BY THE LOST WAX METHOD OF CASTING, ORNAMENTS LIKE THESE DENOTED HIGH HEAD TAKING STATUS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, AND SINCE HEAD HUNTING IS NOW OUTLAWED, THEY ARE NO LONGER MADE AND ARE THEREFORE REGARDED AS VALUABLE ANCESTRAL OBJECTS."- LINDA HEAPHY
