Ubuntu
MR21014
Malkha in the matrix of geometry
Spoken for
A person is a person through other people.
I am because we are.
I am an accumulation of all of you.
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. - James 2:14-17
I call this dupatta Ubuntu because I believe it offers potential to experience joy. Joy is presence of a settled heart. Made not to “wow” the observer, but gently walk in. Gentle enough without a sound. Only to bring joy to some eyes that lingered on it a little longer.
I am because we are.
I am an accumulation of all of you.
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. - James 2:14-17
I call this dupatta Ubuntu because I believe it offers potential to experience joy. Joy is presence of a settled heart. Made not to “wow” the observer, but gently walk in. Gentle enough without a sound. Only to bring joy to some eyes that lingered on it a little longer.
Buyer Empowerments
Intrinsic
Value
Value
Cotton fabrics stitched together to highlight the beauty of Malkha.
Creative
Aspect
Aspect
One of a kind wearable textile that artistically binds the geometry of squares, stripes and rectangles through the natural dyed hues of Malkha.
Helf-Feel
Moderate
Weather/
Mood
Pleasant for summers, pleasant for a nippy evening
Longevity
Not fragile.
Care
Dry Clean only; Needs “Airing” in shadow, not direct sun
State
Ready to wear
Soul
Natural dyed Malkha. Solid plains woven in Arunachal Pradesh using mercerised azo-free dyed yarn. dyed Also includes patches of fabrics where soul of yarn is unknown.
Concerns
Addressed
Addressed
Supporting other initiatives that work ethically with farmers and artisans. In support of Malkha India.
Drape
Elegant, fun, light-hearted, modern
Malkha by Malkha India.
Plain solids woven under supervision of Amlavati, Arunachal Pradesh.
Stitched by Gurmel Singh, Jalalabad, Punjab.
Beadwork: Param, Bathinda, Punjab.
Plain solids woven under supervision of Amlavati, Arunachal Pradesh.
Stitched by Gurmel Singh, Jalalabad, Punjab.
Beadwork: Param, Bathinda, Punjab.
Disclaimer:
Imperfections in the weaves reflect handmade
Irregularity in the dyes reflect natural process
Innocent spots in the textiles reflect being homemade
A work of nature cannot be sterile and error-free
A choice to still buy what we make is a step
Towards supporting original culture
Of people
Of nature
Of craft
A celebration of humanness.
Imperfections in the weaves reflect handmade
Irregularity in the dyes reflect natural process
Innocent spots in the textiles reflect being homemade
A work of nature cannot be sterile and error-free
A choice to still buy what we make is a step
Towards supporting original culture
Of people
Of nature
Of craft
A celebration of humanness.
Mora Collective 2025
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