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Constructing one of the traditional thatch roofs for the center | ||
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Tsumeb Arts and Crafts Centre While living in Tsumeb, Namibia, I had the privilege of working with Mr. Martin Aiff in co-founding the Tsumeb Arts and Crafts Center, an educational and charitable trust which we founded to help Namibians develop, promote and market their wide range of arts and crafts. A Board of Trustees was formed and a regional facility was developed. | ||
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San Bushmen women making painted cloth |
Women dressed in the cloth they made | |
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The center includes crafts people working on site, exhibitions and a showroom where the final products can be sold to tourists and the public. Among others, the crafts featured include basketry, sewing, pottery, fabric design, wood carving, fence making, brick making, and more. It also provides classes on making crafts and for childrens' art studies. | ||
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Tsumeb Arts and Crafts Centre I am delighted to say that the center is still serving the community today, under the able direction of Mrs. Gerda Aiff and her support team. It continues to provide a means for talented Namibians to develop their skills and earn a living. "Art is an effort to create, beside the real world, a more human world." | ||
©2007 Mary Jane Volkmann - All Rights Reserved |
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