For social entrepreneur Lorielinda Marte, the journey to becoming a cultural guardian began with a single ikam mat. Gifted to ...

But I’m old and I tire easily. It’s a difficult process to weave these mats. Often, my body aches after hours of weaving. But I continue to do it as I enjoy weaving. Slowly but surely ...

Shital Pati is the traditional art of making a handcrafted mat by weaving together strips of a green cane known as ‘Murta’. It is used by people all over Bangladesh as a sitting mat, bedspread or ...