the woman with 3 hands loved the man with 1 foot
the story of the family is told by VISI
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they had moved from the former dutch colony like some ancestors a century before them seeking a better life. the small island they came from did not have a name, like hundreds of the malukuan islands.the remainder of their relatives had been killed on ambon during the time of communal violence.the woman MADE, the man TIZGA, and the daughters LAKSARI, HERSANTI, SHOFUWATI and VISI. |
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laksari 1973-1986 she made rugs at the loom of nervati hand and jug |
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shofawati 1972-1987 "little spider" she spun silk for the european textile artists hand and bowl |
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hersati 1973-1987 she made dollhouse furniture for the pretty people hand and jar |
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made 1955 she was a maid in a small dutch-owned hotel bust of made and pitcher |
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tizga 1949 would paddle to bandas to sell wild bird he had illegally caught antique shoe and melted keys |
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you are bidding on 5 pieces, the 3 hands (daughters), mother, father. the story of the woman with 3 hands and the man she loved will be on the asheville asylum and told by VISI the fourth daughter. she is not yet offered for sale. HERE