Craft Villages in Vietnam

Honey: Ethiopia’s Liquid Gold

Honey has always had a special place in Ethiopian culture for thousands of years. It has been used in a variety of ways, from a form of food to the making of wine and as a medicinal aid. Ethiopia is Africa’s largest producer of honey.

Traditional Crafts in Kenya

Kenya has over 40 tribes and each community has a unique way of life. Crafts in Kenya are part of an industry that drives the country’s economy, known as the "Jua Kali" sector. The “Jua Kali” is an East African term that means intense or hot sun, which reflects the rigorous work artists have to do under the scorching...

The echo of the Baranung drum

For the skin of the Baranung, which is played by hand, they would use the skin of a male goat with horns 3 to 5 cm long or a female goat that had given birth seven times. The Cham residing in and around Phan Rang, a coastal town in south-central Vietnam, still preserve seventy-two drum songs used in religious and cultural festivals. In search of the last of the Cham drummers, I took a fact-finding trip to that area.

The craft of jewelry-making in Chau Khe

Talking about the history of Chau Khe jewellery-making, Nguyen Duy Thich, a veteran artisan in the village said that in the 15th century, King Le Thanh Tong (1460-1497) ordered Minister of Interior Luu Xuan Tin to open a foundry to cast silver ingots for the court. Receiving the king’s order he went to Chau Khe Village – his native village, to recruit some villagers and took them to the capital

Non Nuoc village becomes national heritage

Founded 200 years ago, Non Nuoc Stone Carving Village is a traditional village famous for fine art stone engraving products. The founder of the village was craftsman Huynh Ba Quat, a local in Thanh Hoa Province. He brought his families to live here, founding a craft village manufacturing items serving the daily lives of local people such as rice mortars, grain grinders, and tombstones.