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The Depository documents 3 techniques in Mauritius; by risk level: 2 vulnerable, 1 stable. Each record opens with a public summary; the full research record is free to view once registered.
The hand-construction of highly detailed, authentically proportioned wooden model ships -- caravels, galleons, frigates, sloops, brigs, and traditional island pirogues -- by specialized craftsmen concentrated in Curepipe, Mauritius, built…
The construction of the ravanne, a goatskin-covered frame drum, and the maravanne, a wood-framed seed-filled shaker built with panels of bound reeds or dried sugarcane flower stems, the two core instruments (alongside a metal triangle)…
The hand-weaving of vacoas (pandanus) and vetiver leaves into baskets, handbags, wallets, and hats, a technique mastered on the Mauritian island of Rodrigues and practiced by contemporary craftswomen including Anouchka Pierre Louis, who…