The Protection and Development of Crafts and Folk Art in Egypt
The paper is to give an example of what the Egyptian Society for Folk Traditions (ESFT-NGO, registered UNESCO Number 90182/4GA-2012) has done in the field of the Protection and Development of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in general and Folk Arts and Crafts in Particular.1-ESFT established a Comprehensive archive of ICH and traditional arts and crafts.2-ESFT cooperated with the Egyptian Council of Women (ECW) to train women in Upper Egypt on the art of Tally.Tally is an embroidery craft that was almost extinct.This project was funded by UNESCO for the Training and Development of the craft in one of the poorest villages in Upper Egypt.ESFT was requested to train 350 women in this craft in Assuit and Sohag governorates.The project trained 180 women in the same village.Presently, and as result of the project, the number of those practicing now exceeds 1500.The project increased the income and independence of these women and their families, and the whole village has gained social recognition for being known as the village of Tally.3-ESFT is presently undertaking a developmental project for creating job opportunities and providing employment options for women in Upper Egypt.The traditional handloom textile industry, with emphasis on the silk industry, is the craft chosen for the training program.For the governorate of Sohag, its important textile township of Akhmim and the villages in its vicinity have been chosen for its implementation, the project would be a catalyst in revitalizing this art in rural communities which identify with this craft in the governorate.4-ESFT cooperated with the Ministry of Industry and through the Industrial Modernization Center, administered a survey of traditional crafts and collected intensive information about 366 crafts all over Egypt, which presented a concrete understanding on the state of traditional crafts in Egypt.5-ESFT cooperated with the Ministry of Antiquities in providing information on the aspects of traditional arts and crafts for the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) and preparing five documentary films on traditional crafts, their processes and cultural significance.
ICH Egypt Folk Art Protection Development
Ahmed Aly Morsi Ahmed Yusif
Egyptian Society for Folk Traditions
国际会议
北京
英文
178-184
2017-08-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）