Season 2 Episode 6: The Open Educator with Guest Speaker Petra Gurin
Channel: Finger Puppet Management TV
Date: 24/02/2021

Today, we spoke with the Owner and Cheif Curator of Ethnic Origin Company, Petra Gurin.

Petra transformed her love for anthropology and indigenous cultures into an import and export business. Petra explains that her goal is to connect communities, she says, "we are all the same people, though we share different stories." Thus, Petra works with artisans to share their tribal arts, antiques, and other artifacts to share their stories with people globally. 

Petra explains part of being an entrepreneur is being a storyteller. One of her popular pieces is a Cameroon mortar. One side of the artifact is used for grinding wheat, although once flipped over, it becomes a beautiful nightstand. Now, the artifact is home to a couple across the world, in Alaska. 

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