embroidered panel

insect

My favorite insect

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This project was made during the COVID lockdown. Since the art facilitator could not go to the camp and supervise the Rohingya women, they were asked to document what they saw inside the house. So the women decided to document insects. Rohingya women have superstitious beliefs regarding some insects, such as they believe cockroaches bring wealth to the house they occupy so they do not kill them. Ajida drew an insect. There are insects in a tree next to her house. Her son finds pleasure in holding them in his hand. These insects are common in the mango trees of Myanmar.