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The Martinican capital of basketry
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Inherited directly from the Amerindian people, basketry is an ancestral know-how of Martinique perpetuated today in Le Morne-des-Esses, a small village in the hills located in the municipality of Sainte-Marie. Considered the capital of basketry in Martinique, it brings to life - thanks to its workshop la Paille Caraïbe - the tradition of basketry transmitted by the Carib Indians to the maroons who came to take refuge in the surroundings. The workshop, where craftsmen demonstrate dyeing and weaving techniques and sell their production (bakoua, trunks, baskets, carpets, etc.) to visitors, also houses a small museum. The vegetable fibers of the Caribbean tradition, the cachibou (Calathéa Lutéa) and the aromam (Ischnosiphon Arouman), require a whole preparation in order to be worked and take the different colors (black, brown, red, white) that we find in basketry. They are alternately boiled, dried, soaked, sorted, or split before they can be used.
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