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Meet the Abidjan's female basketmaker

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Julien Adaye
October 8, 2020

Estelle Gnahoré Zita runs a workshop in Abidjan where produces decorations made of straw, bamboo or rattan. The craftswoman commands a team of eight men: “Here they don't see my feminine side”.

Estelle Gnahoré Zita is expert in interior decoration production. Men dominate this manufacture in Ivory Coast. Dozens of craftsmen work side by side in this open space in Abidjan. Zita leads a team of men in an improvised workshop. The craftswoman cleans the rattan to shape the objects. Zita dreams on inaugurating a training centre. Since 2009, she is interested in this activity. Thanks to her work, she can support her daughter and inspires women in a male-dominated market.
 

 

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