
Gerai OA Happy New Year! A year for new beginnings... 1st event for 2010 is a sale at Subang, 8-10 Jan. Details forthcoming.

Gerai OA We've managed to get the Free, prior informed consent (FPIC - a standard procedure before we can upload indigenous items for sale online) from another two villages in Sarawak. We're now working on uploading the items, so look out for the items soon on www.elevyn.com

Gerai OA Merry Christmas, everyone!

Gerai OA UPCOMING! "Cerita Ori", an Orang Asli book lauch, exhibition & performances on 12-17 January 2010. It will be held at Annexe Gallery, 2nd Floor, Central Market Annexe. AND Gerai OA will be open for the duration. Details soon.

Gerai OA INFO UPDATE: Sorry, the SDSI Craft Carnival is on at the KL Craft Complex til this Monday, 21 Dec, 10am-7pm. Some of Gerai OA's partners are also trading: Edwin Sijan from Kg Pichin, Sarawak & the Mah Meri men (wood carvings).

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Gerai OA INFO: SDSI Craft Carnival at KL Craft Complex, Jln Conlay. Today til 20th December. 10am to 10pm daily. Loads to buy directly from craft producers who work under the "One District One Product" concept. Includes crafts from Sabah & Sarawak. Also, some interactive sessions available for the public.

Gerai OA Gerai OA is mobile tonight @ Taylor's. Not sure if it's open to the public, but entry to the hall by ticket as it's a fundraiser, with part of the funds for the purchase of books for Taska Kg. OA Bukit Tadom.

Gerai OA NEW ITEM! Mini cows woven from either pandanus or nipah. Woven by Temuan ladies from Paya Rumpot, Sepang, these are darn cute and only RM2 for the nipah version or RM3 for the pandanus ones. Limited units.

Gerai OA New items have been put up for sale on Gerai OA @ elevyn.com. But as usual, some have been sold withing 24 hours of uploading. So hurry and click before they disappear! (RR)

Gerai OA UPDATE: We still have some super broad bangles, loads of new books, bujam duri pouches at Art for Grabs. Also, the Myanmar refugee groups are selling everything from crafts to soap to spicy, spicy food. Do drop by today! (RR)

Gerai OA NEW SALE! Thursday 10 Dec. National Seminar on Traditional Knowledge, FRIM Auditorium. 8am-5pm. Small table-top sale with emphasis on books, DVDs & CDs on related topics. Gerai OA will also be presenting a paper then. Also available are demonstrations & exhibitions by the Orang Asli, including the Semelai of Tasek Bera.

Gerai OA NEW SALE! Children's Charity Bazaar, Sat 12 Dec @ Hotel Equitorial, KL. 11am-6pm, Lower Ground Flr. 18 stalls. Small table-top sale.

Gerai OA Article by Amy Tan Su-may on Gerai OA & Elevyn on The Star today (SN)
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Crafts tell stories about people. An online outfit enables indigenous groups to supplement their income through items carved around their lives.





















