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Local authorities are offering a number of courses on traditional crafts in a bid to save traditional handicrafts such as basketry, pottery and palm leaf weaving<\/em><\/h3>\n

Twenty years ago, Eulogio Concepci\u00f3n was the last palm leaf weaver and basket maker in Lanzarote. His craft is hard work, raw materials are scarce and his baskets have become souvenirs. His children had no interest in following in his footsteps and his master craftsmanship looked destined to disappear. Until a year ago that is, when Eulogio, now eighty-nine years old, met thirty-nine-year old Ruym\u00e1n de Le\u00f3n, who has become his devoted disciple.<\/p>\n

“Family connections in Los Valles brought us together. Eulogio passes on his knowledge to me and, in return, I do the work that the master finds hard, such as preparing the leafstalk or dealing with paperwork and bureaucracy”, explains Ruym\u00e1n. By becoming Eulogio 2.0, Ruym\u00e1n has assured palm basketry a future for a few more decades in Lanzarote.<\/p>\n

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\nOther, less vulnerable traditional techniques, like ceramics, pottery, tannery, and lace rosetas are being passed down through workshops run by the Island Council (Cabildo) as part of the Canarian government\u2019s scheme; ‘Support for the Revitalisation and Development of the Craft Sector 2020’.<\/p>\n

Various local councils are on board, supporting the island\u2019s intangible cultural heritage. In March, San Bartolom\u00e9 started courses in macram\u00e9, palm leaf weaving (empleita) and lacework (rosetas), bringing them into the twenty-first century. Teguise council\u2019s Sergio Niz points out, “For at least thirty years, Teguise\u2019s Cultural Plan has been offering handicraft workshops such as timple making, traditional costume making, ceramics, empleita, rosetas and embroidery, which have proven very popular. This year we have two hundred and twenty students.”<\/p>\n

Cira Garc\u00eda Perdomo, one of the empleita teachers and former student of Do\u00f1a Hortensia P\u00e9rez, from Los Valles, explains, “I’ve been making them for ten years and giving courses for six. This year I have thirty-six students.”<\/p>\n

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Photo: Carlos Reyes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cNowadays,\u201d says Cira, \u201cmost of the items, such as hats, bags and purses are sold to tourists as souvenirs, whereas in the past, we used palm leaf weaving as a tool to make backpacks for collecting salt and for making floor mats. She adds, \u201cI teach my students not only how to weave with the leaves but also how to make these and many other objects.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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