{"id":53441,"date":"2023-05-21T17:30:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T15:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=53441"},"modified":"2023-05-21T16:33:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T14:33:16","slug":"basket-weaving-risks-extinction-few-artisans-left-to-continue-the-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/basket-weaving-risks-extinction-few-artisans-left-to-continue-the-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"Basket weaving risks extinction, few artisans left to continue the tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once upon a time, weaved baskets were the only tools that could be used to carry or transport food and other agricultural products. Left in oblivion for many years, today there is a market demand for decorative baskets and canisters made in an artisanal manner, but those who make them are rare.<\/p>\n<p>P\u00ebllumb Mustafai inherited the craft from his grandfather and father. It started as a passion, but today, this work helps him support the family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring monism, we made baskets for the farm. Now that I have no job, no one will hire me because of my old age, I was forced into cutting birches and continuing the craft of our parents,\u201d the artisan tells Euronews Albania.<\/p>\n<p>Weaving baskets takes a lot of time and is not an easy task. P\u00ebllumbi explains the procedure to us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA working day goes only into cutting and bleaching the birch. The next day, you can start making the baskets. The weaving process takes about three hours for a normal-sized basket, while the 50&#215;40 basket takes four and a half hours,\u201d says Mustafai.<\/p>\n<p>The artisan confesses that his work is underappreciated, while merchants who sell his products earn more than him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I make a 50&#215;40 basket, I get ten thousand lek from the merchant, while he sells it for 20 euros.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But despite the lack of appreciation, he says that he does this work passionately, and as a continuation of the tradition of his ancestors. He regrets being the last generation of the family to weave baskets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once upon a time, weaved baskets were the only tools that could be used to carry or transport food and other agricultural products. Left in oblivion for many years, today there is a market demand for decorative baskets and canisters made in an artisanal manner, but those who make them are rare. 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