Yamen, has a huge baggage of culture and heritage which it has so far carried with it. The country is renowned in entire world for its exclusive and exquisite handicrafts. The range is quite high yet demand for beautifully crafted artifacts never goes down.
But with passage of time some traditional items are slowly vanishing. One of the reasons being, the prices of raw material used has increased a lot, as they are exported to other countries. As a result, many artisans have discontinued this work, owing to low income.
A study was conducted recently by seven-member research team from Yemen's General Organization of Antiquities, Museums and Manuscripts, which showed that out of 27 Yemeni handicraft items eight are no where to be seen.
Some of these precious artifacts include the world famous meda'a (a charcoal smoking pipe), dalow (a leather bucket), al-salb (a rope made of leather), spun cotton and wool, fabric and textile making, al-duro'a al-nuhasiya (worn atop maghamaq) and Al-Ghathaimi iron locks.
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