KENDRAPARA: With the availability of cheap nylon mats in the market, the century-old traditional mat making is on the verge of extinction in the coastal district of Kendrapara and the craftspersons ...

For several months, cultural practitioner Diana Almendariz has been showing people how to use tule reeds to recreate a variety of Native American tools. This past Sunday, Almendariz worked with about ...

Reconstruction of the Pompeii commercial building that housed a matting workshop. Credit: Parco archeologico di Pompei Recent excavations at the building complex of Insula I 14, 1/11-14 in Pompeii ...

Ten poor families at Char Deluabari along the Jamuna basin in Phulchhari upazila under the district have achieved self-reliance through producing mats. Local woman Ajiron Beowa showed the way while ...

VietNamNet Bridge – Ut Linh is a skillful rush-mat maker; though she is only nine years old. She is among rare descendants of the Cai Chanh rush-mat making village in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.

’Sola Babarinsa, who visited Omu-Ijebu, Ogun State, writes about mat weaving regarded as the main business of the residents Omu-Ijebu, a peaceful community in Ogun State, is home to the Tai Solarin ...