Handicrafts and Cottage Industries 
1/1/1973 7:25:38 PM 
Unique ID UN7420197 
Increasing Agricultural Productivity in the Bolivian Altiplano 
1/1/1973 11:58:50 PM 
Unique ID UN7594572 
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1/1/1974 11:49:33 PM 
Unique ID UN7593971 
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Unique ID UN71050658 
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7/1/1993 4:49:39 PM 
Unique ID UN7771938 
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Unique ID UN71050661 
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7/11/2024 10:14:33 AM 
Unique ID UN71050655 
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7/11/2024 10:37:53 AM 
Unique ID UN71050723 
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1/1/1974 12:06:52 AM 
Unique ID UN7596285 
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7/11/2024 10:36:55 AM 
Unique ID UN71050669 
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7/1/1959 9:35:28 PM 
Unique ID UN7512343 
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6/1/1981 8:08:40 PM 
Unique ID UN7543186 
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1/1/1972 1:50:41 PM 
Unique ID UN7438724 
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5/13/2003 5:09:04 PM 
Unique ID UN7774675 
Replica of the "Edict of Cyrus" At the United Nations 
1/1/1977 11:26:11 AM 
Unique ID UN7697433 
Syria Presents Bas-Relief of Goddess Ishtar to United Nations 
4/29/1977 12:08:31 AM 
Unique ID UN7599690 
Human Settlements - Where Peole Live and Work 
6/1/1981 8:08:34 PM 
Unique ID UN7543188 
Crafts Training for Ethiopian Women 
1/1/1982 9:18:55 AM 
Unique ID UN7557893 
Rural Development in Afghanistan 
1/1/1960 3:49:57 PM 
Unique ID UN7768266 
Headline Handicrafts and Cottage Industries 
Caption Description The role of handicrafts, not just as source of personal satisfaction, but as a significant element in the economy, particularly of the developing countries, has become the subject of renewed interest in recent years. The production of essential and decorative articles for home and work as well as for sale in local markets or further afield is an important means of absorbing unemployed and underemployed people, particularly during the slack season in rural communities. It is also an important way of integrating women in the development of their communities. The encouragement and training of craftsmen and craftswomen in new methods and techniques designed to upgrade the quality of their work and improve the production and marketing of finished goods, in textiles, pottery or carpentry, for example, as well as the provision of the necessary materials and tools and other sources, has become part of the effort to give these ancient activities new meaning and vitality.
Indian woman demonstrating hand weaving as she tends a flock of llamas near Cuzco, Peru. The designs of the woven fabrics in this area are similar to those found in the tombs of the ancient Incas. But Spain, too, has left its mark. One of the Indians’ favourite designs is a stylized version of the two-headed eagle of the Hapsburg monarchs.  [Exact date unknown] 
Unique Identifier UN7594569 
NICA ID 246508 
Production Date 01/01/1973 11:59:01 PM 
Country Peru
Credit UN Photo/Rothstein