Category Archives: ethnographies

Sari tales

By cyberdiva | Published August 31, 2007

S writes – “Master weavers did pick up this technology…true, it was more for furnishing products, especially when markets opened out….but I again come back to narayanpet, where master weavers have framelooms, and are making sareees on it. It does have a clear product identity (unlike a more universal fursnishing fabric), but I think what [...]

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different realities?

By cyberdiva | Published August 24, 2007

producer and consumer
who’s producing who (what?)
who’s consuming who (what?)
which object stares back?

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that one Crazy outfit!

By cyberdiva | Published August 12, 2007

“that one Crazy outfit!” to quote K.K.
Pants and Scarf made with textures made from from DAMA handlooms.

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Alea of Nirma Designs displays rad Zabibha creations

By cyberdiva | Published August 11, 2007

Nirma Designs is selling rad Zabibha’s creations.

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Audio: An Anthropologist Goes Native in a Virtual World – Chronicle.com

By cyberdiva | Published August 7, 2007

Audio: An Anthropologist Goes Native in a Virtual World – Chronicle.com

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conceptual Quilting

By cyberdiva | Published August 6, 2007

to find out more about what it means to “quilt conceptually” according to rad Zabibha (born in 2006) and Cyb Tabla (born in 2004)
go to http://slurl.com/secondlife/Brouwer/172/149/42
work in-progress – always
considering also linking to Diva’s earlier moo projects – at least those that are still accessible

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SLumming » community, discussion and building for dialogue on SL

By cyberdiva | Published August 5, 2007

SLumming » community, discussion and building for dialogue on SL
Sample image of an RL Maidaan
http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/India/photo701549.htm

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The sled thread continues…

By cyberdiva | Published July 29, 2007

The archives aren’t updated yet – but when they do you can find the discussion…
Meanwhile – cutting and pasting a part of my most recent post to invite anyone in-world to IM me to be a part of the group I am forming.
THIS discussion is to me about SL education and how we as educators [...]

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I guess my avi does not resemble any celebrity….

By cyberdiva | Published July 8, 2007

I found this and tried this
…

So…. I made myself a mask of Jamuna

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