The Zikhali family have always made traditional mats, but hope their youngest daughter will have other options ...

Ngot Bi, is 91 years old and is one of the most revered senior citizens in Kampung Semera Ulu Sadong Jaya, Asa Jaya, Sarawak where she lives. She is among the few remaining traditional mat weavers in ...

I studied fine art at the Durban University of Technology and recently received my Postgraduate qualification. I have been practising as an artist and curator since my first year of studies at DUT. I ...

For Jhalakathi's Patigar community, weaving soft and cool shitalpati mats from stalks of the murta, a reed-like plant locally called paitara, is far more than a job: it's an ancient heritage.

Heidari has been crafting mats during the past thirty years to make a living. Such mats are produced by plaiting reeds, strips of palm leaf, or some other local plants. They are felt cool and suitable ...

Kim Sreng, 30, collecting bundles of reeds destined to be exported to Vietnam. The longer the reeds, the more expensive they are. Photo by: Hector Bermejo KIM Sreng is in quality control. Sitting on ...

In Kashmir, while wagoo mat weaving traces its antiquity to the Indus Valley Civilization, animal pelts and fabrics made of wool have been amongst items of export for centuries and traded along the ...