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Pakistan: Mother of Dolls

Monday, November 17th, 2008 @ 18:26 UTC

by Rezwan

Countries:: Pakistan
Topics:: Arts & Culture, Business, Gender
Languages:: English

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Pakistán: Madre de las muñecas...

Light Within portrays Dr. Senta Siller, who mobilized the women in a remote Pakistani village and led them from the front to make hand crafted dolls in traditional Pakistani attires for collectors' delight and for the gift market.

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sky

Nicely Done!

# 2008-11-21 at 11:39 am

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