Handicrafts in the Primary School

Abstract

In the Southern Togoland, there are tribal crafts which almost every member is expected to know. The Matse and Kuma tribes are famous pandanus mat weavers. Gbis, round about Hohoe, make raffia bags; Agotimes are excellent kente cloth weavers, Avatimes are noted for simple cotton cloth wearing, and Apkafus are indigenous iron smelters and blacksmiths. Pottery is regarded as a woman’s work, and it is a tribal craft in Kpanda, Anfoe, Tove and Saviefe.