Beautiful Nura in traditional Afghan dress which is worn during joyous celebrations. Nura epitomizes the essence of celebrating cultural heritage. Here is a wonderful hand-sewn doll. The body is sewn from flesh-colored cotton. Embroidered eyes and face. The hair is made of black wool and pinned up in a bun. Nura is dressed in a very costumed dress. The colors are extremely vivid. We have turquoise, flowers, orange red and lots of gold. The dress is removable. Earrings and hair ornaments are extraordinary beauty and craftsmanship. They are not removable. I brought this beautiful doll and many others for you from my recent trip to India. Each doll is hand sewn with great care and tenderness. Each one tells its own story and bears the touch of the hands that sewed it. It reflects the dreams of women refugees from Afghanistan for a better future filled with peace, stability and a revival of their cultural heritage. May it bring you joy:)

Nura – 45 cm

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The founders of SilaiWali are Iris Strill and Bishwadeep Moitra. Iris is a French woman living in India. He has experience working with French design and sewing companies in India. She has conducted many workshops for Indian women where she taught how they can use their skills and draw on tradition to create beautiful artisanal products. That’s how the idea for the social initiative was born, whose motto is: A PATH FOR FREEDOM. SilaiWali is a group of women refugees from Afghanistan, mainly from the Hazara tribe. The women now live in Delhi. They sew dolls and animals, and create utilitarian items by hand. Iris acquires a lot of beautiful fabric scraps after making clothes. Toys are sewn by hand, clothes are embroidered and embroidered. The bodies are created from cotton canvas in skin colors of various shades to celebrate cultural diversity, as it were. All products are manufactured using upcycling techniques.