Kashgar Tribal Artifacts - Life for the Modern Nomad | Handmade Jewellery, ethnic handicrafts, antique furniture

Happy Halloween everybody, or should we say Happy All Hallows Eve!  Although it’s an event not much celebrated in Australia because of its commercial overtones and association with the perceived crassness of all things American, the celebration of Hallowmas and All Hallows Eve is actually a Celtic tradition that dates back to at least the 1^st century and represents thousands of years of collective human folklore that honours the dead and strikes a primordial chord in us all.

We have just finished exhibiting at RSVP Event Showcase, considered to be Australia's premier event industry exhibition. The 2-day, annually hosted show provided us with a fantastic opportunity to show off our special range of exotica collected from around the world...

First ever video by Kashgar, documenting our shoot with Sydney fashion label White Verve last year as part of their amazing The Wanderer 2010 spring/summer clothing collection.

These bright and beautiful handwoven 100% wool rugs come from the north of Mexico, a region famous for their use of bright colours using natural dyes and traditional native styles. A wonderful addition  to your home decor, on the floor or on the wall.  On sale now!

Everyone is now familiar with the recent release of quite explicit photos and service charges found on the walls of a brothel  excavated at Pompeii, the resort town destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CCE. Now for your viewing pleasure comes a list of bawdy graffiti scrawled on the walls of Herculaneum and Pompeii, which confirm, if we didn't already know it, that the Romans were people exactly like us, albeit slightly more obsessed with defecation...or on second thoughts, maybe not. Here is a summary of some of the funniest and rudest graffiti translated so far...