Children make toys with many types of vegetable matter – as here, in Tibet, from the rind of a watermelon – or other materials found in their immediate environment. Children take advantage of materials that may be viewed by adults as objects of no value or interest. Through these toys children reveal their creativity, combining tradition and modernity.

Tibet – China (2006).

© John Amato




A Tibetan boy with a toy car made from watermelon rind.
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