(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Doha: Highly skilled artisans from eight Arab countries have gathered at the Cultural Village Foundation Katara to showcase their indigenous products at the third edition of Traditional Handicrafts Exhibition which opened yesterday.
The Handicraft Gallery at Building 48 and its large outdoor area teem with native handicrafts from Qatar, Ethiopia, Syria, Palestine, Tunisia, Morocco, Sudan, and Iran.
The Qatari handicraft industry takes the spotlight with a showcase of wide-ranging handcrafted local products at the Handicraft Gallery, including miniature dhows, batoola, boxes, dolls, falcon hoods and products made from sadu weaving, among others.
Katara General Manager Dr. Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti led the opening of the 10-day exhibition which was attended by ambassadors and representatives of the diplomatic missions of participating countries. They toured the different stalls, looked at the different products and observed how they are made through live demonstrations by the artisans.
They witnessed the traditional Ethiopian coffee preparation and sampled authentic coffee from Ethiopia, and saw a Sudanese carpenter making a chair from wood and ropes from trees. They also watched the art of pyrogravure or wood burning by a Palestinian artist and a Syrian crochet artist's beautiful designs.
Authentic Ethiopian coffee being prepared in the traditional way at the stall of Ethiopia at the opening of the third Traditional Handicraft Exhibition at Katara, yesterday.
Oriental rugs and carpets, traditional national costumes, pottery, native bags and baskets, paintings, gypsum crafts, jewellery, and home display items are among a variety of handicraft on show at the exhibition.
Dr. Al Sulaiti stressed Katara's role in supporting craftsmen and encouraging them to continue practising traditional crafts. He pointed out that the exhibition contributes in highlighting the civilisational and cultural aspects of the most important aesthetics of Qatari heritage.
He also underlined that the exhibition contributes to creating links and opportunities for exchange of experiences between artists and artisans and those interested in heritage and its development as well as encourages the new generation of artisans to practise traditional handicraft and participate in local and international fora.
Since its inaugural edition, the exhibition has witnessed excellent response from the public as it provides quality products and handicraft made by skilled craftsmen.
The past two editions of the exhibition saw remarkable international participation. Its second edition saw participating artisans from Turkey, Syria, Morocco and Iraq. Further demonstrating the great importance it attaches to traditional handicraft, Katara also launched training programme on local handicraft making, which attracted young people who expressed interest in the programme conducted by specialised trainers based on a well-thought of plan that provided them with all forms of material and moral support.
The exhibition is open daily from 9am to 12 noon and from 4pm to 10pm while the stalls of participating countries are open from 4pm to 10pm.
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