John Migeni from Nyando. He left his job as a tailor after a series of frustrations at his workplace to venture into self employment. (PHOTO: COURTESY) Seventeen years ago, John Migeni, 42, from ...

In the first week of June, 2022, the Killimangalam Pulpaya, a traditional straw mat indigenous to Killimangalam in Thrissur district in Kerala, began trending on social media. People from Kerala and ...

During our recent trip to Southern Palawan, we were thrilled to learn about the rich heritage of an Indigenous group from Tawi-Tawi, who introduced the exquisite craft of Jama Mapun mat weaving to the ...

’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 ...

Long before plastic fishnets, electric rice cookers or designer hats found their way to Guam, islanders were using fish traps, rice pouches and hats made of coconut leaves in their everyday lives.