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Winter Village
from SEEMA DECEMBER 2022 ISSUE
by SEEMA
TRADITIONAL KASHMIRI WARES AT KASHMIR MOON
PHOTOS CREDIT: SHRAVYA KAG
The Bank of America Winter Village is open,, transforming New York City’s Bryant Park into a winter wonderland, complete with ice skating, holiday shops, and eateries.
The shops feature artisans from both New York and around the world, including several from South Asia.
So you can find handcrafted and unique jewelry products made with natural materials at Exotic Handmade Jewelry. The Kashmir Moon kiosk offers handmade decorative and wearable art, including embroidered jackets, caps, shawls, and carpets. Husband and wife team Zakir and Maleka Tambawalla of Little Village Crafts are there, too, selling handmade jewelry and other crafts.
The holiday shops are every day of the week through January 2, 2023.
Vendors selling one of a kind pewter, zinc brass and mixed metal jewelry with semi precious stones, along with turquoise and Carnelian beaded jewelry