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

  • theodewere
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    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…

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

        • @zkikiz@lemmy.ml
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          Japanese do this too especially in pottery, it seems like a very old form of artisanry

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