La gravure sur métaux peu valorisée au Maghreb, malgré son statut Unesco.
Le tracé-matis, l'ajourage ou le sertissage : ces techniques traditionnelles de gravure sur les métaux, récemment inscrites au patrimoine immatériel de l'Unesco, sont peu appréciées au Maghreb où les artisans ont du mal à transmettre leur savoir-faire.
La gravure manuelle -- sur cuivre, argent ou or -- de motifs géométriques, végétaux, astrologiques, etc..
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La gravure manuelle -- sur cuivre, argent ou or -- de motifs géométriques, végétaux, astrologiques, etc..
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00:00 The tracematy, the drawing or the carving, these traditional techniques of engraving on metals,
00:05 recently inscribed in the UNESCO Intangible Heritage,
00:09 are little appreciated in the Maghreb where craftsmen have trouble transmitting their know-how.
00:14 Manual engraving on copper, silver or gold of geometric, vegetal, astrological, etc. patterns,
00:22 has obtained the prestigious UNESCO label in early December.
00:26 The candidacy of this artisanal ornament, kitchen utensil or decorative object,
00:31 was carried out by 10 Arab countries including Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.
00:36 This inscription commits us to preserve this exceptional know-how,
00:39 congratulates the AFP Tunisian Hamed Soula, one of the three experts who presented the file.
00:46 Reference
00:47 Scissor expert, Mohamed Amin Tewish, 37 years old,
00:51 learned from his 15 years of experience in engraving on copper before moving to silver and gold
00:56 in the family workshop of Medina, old city of Tunis.
01:01 Throughout the Maghreb, metal engraving is transmitted from father to son,
01:05 according to traditional methods.
01:07 But to adapt to new demands, the craftsman learned engraving by machine.
01:13 I don't want to see this tradition disappear.
01:16 I'm afraid that one day there will be more relief,
01:18 worries Mr. Tewish, willing to train young people for free.
01:23 In his workshop in the "Village of Handicraft" in Danden, in the west of Tunisia,
01:28 Chieb-Edin Ben Jabala, 68 years old,
01:31 often teaches his art to women who want to create jewelry or make cuffs,
01:35 with carved copper ornaments.
01:38 President of the National Chamber of Craftsmen,
01:41 the one who trained hundreds of engravers in 50 years of career,
01:44 finds that the tasks sometimes reduced to three months are too short.
01:48 "It takes at least two years to get started with all the engraving techniques," he says,
01:53 regretting that his very rich profession is undervalued.
01:57 In Tunisia, metal engraving dates back to the Carthaginians.
02:01 The diversity of current techniques results from crossings between Islamic civilization,
02:06 Mediterranean traditions, that of the Berber heritage and influences from the East.
02:12 The country still has 439 artisans specialized in metal engraving,
02:16 according to the National Office of Handicrafts.