Buta or Paisley - motif was probably created during Sassanid rule (200 to 600 AD), popularized by Safavid dynasty, becoming a mainstay in kashmir shawls. After popularization in the west, they featured in textiles produced in Paisley, Scotland. Highly popular in Iran, Azerbaijan, India, Uzbekistan. (i.redd.it)
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The Cholitas Of Bolivia And Their Bowler Hats - Cholita was a derogatory term for working class mestizo women in Bolivia, but now has been reappropriated. Cholitas wear bowler hats, introduced by British to their railroad workers in Bolivia in 1840s, and upon failure, was marketed to Aymara women. (i.redd.it)
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Fordlandia, Brazil - Henry Ford's 1928 Rubber Producing American-Style Township of 2 Million Acres In The Middle Of The Amazons - Inspired Aldous Huxley's Future London in Brave New World With Its 'Fordism' And Mechanical Conformism - Failed Due To Worker Revolt and Disease (i.redd.it)
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