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I Remember
To my amazement, this project seems to know no end… I keep having ideas for possible Artificial_Artists of Georgia, virtual persons keep pop-up in my memory, with the help of Facebook sometimes, or the help of visiting friends. I wouldn’t …
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Remembering people
This is Ibtissam, my neighbour girl, playing with the doll I brought back to her from Tbilissi.
Now I’m back from Georgia since 3 weeks, and I am reviewing my memories, getting ready to write some new blog entries. The … -
Invented traditions
What are these breast pockets in the costume meant for? Bullets? I found different versions of the supposedly “national” costume, one as a stage costume for folkloric dansers and another as formal dress for military veterans. They come from a …
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National Costume?
A knee length robe, in black or red, with a dagger at your belt and candles (?) in your breast pockets, is that a kid’s version of the national georgian costume? I met these kids on the way up to …
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Wax figures
No, this is not a wax museum, the Madame Tussaud of Tbilissi. These people are made of flesh and bones. They look like this because they are playing their own role in a traditional religious ceremony. The bridegroom is wearing …
