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submitted 1 year ago by abbadon420@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

He is not a hobbit, neither a man, but what is he? Is he a dwarf? A wizard? A god? Something else entirely?

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[-] theodewere@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

the Navajo had a tradition of weaving a single, intentional imperfection into the patterns on their blankets and rugs.. they said it was so that their spirit didn't get trapped inside the weave..

[-] hallettj@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

TIL - I thought of this as a Persian tradition. Apparently the idea of a deliberate flaw in a woven work features in both cultures.

[-] theodewere@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

very cool to know.. it may have been a pretty common practice at one time..

[-] zkikiz@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Japanese do this too especially in pottery, it seems like a very old form of artisanry

[-] HaggierRapscallier@feddit.nl 1 points 1 year ago

I'm pretty sure Islamic art does a similar thing too, to highlight humanity's imperfection or something.

[-] theodewere@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

oohh, thank you for sharing that.. yes, it seems to belong to the very beginning of artistry itself..

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