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Traditional straw chair weaving, rapidly vanishing in Tripoli
29-6-2017
Al Mustaqbal newspaper featured today traditional straw chair weaving that was common in Tripoli some 200 years back. The artisan work recently seen a significant decline with the corresponding evolution of furniture industry, Al Mustaqbal wrote. Only one small factory located in Bab el Hadid neighborhood at the entrance of the heritage tailors souk, is still in operation. The owner, Omran Makari, said he inherited the profession from his father some 40 years ago, which involves, wicker, basketry and some wooden items, like trays, mortars, baskets, plates, and toilet seats. Such products, Makari boasted, attract customers from the villages and towns surrounding Tripoli, as well as, tourists who visit the city and its old souks. Despite the limited demand on his creations, he is still adamant to preserve the tradition, Makari said. (Al Mustaqbal, June 28, 2017)
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