Bor Sang Umbrella Handmade bamboo umbrella making at
���� Bor Sang Umbrella Hand-made bamboo umbrella making at Bor Sang Village Chiang Mai, THAILAND has been performed for over two centuries with derivation of handicraft arts from an unknown origin. • In the olden days, people made each part of bamboo umbrellas at home, especially during the post-harvest season and their kids learned the trade by helping their parents, in a tradition passed down from generation to generation. making bamboo umbrellas is time-consuming and people who make traditional bamboo umbrellas must be very patient. • The process of • The traditional bamboo umbrellas require only a knife and hand drill as tools. the spirit and heart of the person who delicately applies piece by piece the umbrella’s ribs and layer by layer of gluing and coloring to bring waterproof bamboo umbrellas alive. • The rest of the process depends on
For over two centuries, each part of bamboo umbrella making and the materials have remained the same, as outlined below: Upper- Lower Head and UMBRELLA’s RIBS use Bamboo PAPER MAKING FROM the TIP use Softwood made in Baan Orn and Baan-Lao village, THE BARK OF PAPER Sankamphaeng district and Baan Ton-Haern made in Baan Noi village, MULBERRY TREE call village, Doi Saket district Sankamphaeng district. SA-PAPER, made in Tonpao Village, Sankamphaeng district HAND-MADE BAMBOO UMBRELLA PAINTING. in Bor Sang Village, Village Sankamphaeng district Bor Sang Umbrella not only for sale in the village, but also export throughout the world market.
Traditional Handicraft Crisis Most of the master craftsmen have struggled to preserve their traditions more actively over the past few years, but the current economic crisis throughout Thailand all of Asia has greatly limited the financial resources supporting their efforts. The fine arts, perhaps more than any other field, have suffered greatly as more and more young people focus their efforts and attention on business or politics with the hopes of securing a stable fiscal future. During the past 20 years, our local area was confronted with a series of unfavorable developments. Young people prefer going to the city and seem to think working with bamboo umbrellas is sort of low class trade and have thus lost interest.
Therefore, the GI’s protection will make us can be further focus on: • Consolidating the umbrella’s master craftsmen to share their secret formulas that they used to pass down in their families into a formal handbook and CD program. (In this case, the heritage of bamboo umbrella making will be preserved and easily accessible. People will have access to correct data and be able to help preserve our handicraft and important cultural heritage. ) • Upholding and improving the ancestral arts of this village by training the master craftsmen to supervise bamboo umbrella trainings. • Improving the living standards of a number of villagers by providing knowledge and vocational skills of making bamboo umbrella, and related skills for young residents. (The local residents can then work at home or participate with local umbrella factories near their homes. ) • Enlarging the market extent of umbrellas, especially the foreign market. (The implementation will focuses on young resident development with better income and quality of life. ) • We will lead our handicraft street to the World Craft or World Heritage to preserve and protect our Cultural Inheritance
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