Change and Continuities in Horn Product Utensils Preparation in Leka Dullacha Woreda of East Wollega Zone, Oromia
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2013-07
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Though traditionally widespread, the art of horn utensils production and the lise of horn utensils
are vanishing today throughout Ethiopia in my study area, East Wollega. Besides the declining
of the art and the use of utensils made of horn, there is a glaring paucity of research meant to
appreciate or document this vanishing indigenous knowledge.
The pwpose of this study was therefore, to document and describe the declining art of fashioning
household utensils from horn and preserving the local knowledge embodied in it both textually
and digitally. Towards this end, a qualitative research approach was lIsed including the
following data gathering tools: observation, interview andfocus group discussion. The data
gathered using these methods were transcribed, translated and thematically categorized and
analyzed.
The finding of the research shows that the continuity of the art and utility of the horn utensils is
at risky stage due to the extensive diffusion of the factory products like plastics, metal and glass
utensils in low cost, the artisans use traditional way of producing horn utensils, the art is only
confined to the elder artisans, and the artisans have limited access to basic raw material and
market opportunity to sell their products.
In order to preserve the knowledge and skills of horn utensils and efficient way of production,
the zonal and woreda culture and tourism office, the woreda technical and vocational training
center in collaboration with the artisan groups should give awareness creation and short term
trainings to the youth on how to preserve, develop and transmit the skills and the knowledge of
horn utensils production and its continuity.
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Change, Continuities