Mother-of-Pearl furniture made by an Egyptian craftsman proud of its beautiful appearance 800 years ago.
In Egypt, Mother-of-Pearl has been widely used not only in ornaments, but also in daily necessities such as bowls.
The abundance of seashells on the Red Sea coast has led to the history of Mother-of-Pearl craft for over a thousand years.
There are about 1,000 Egyptian MOP craftsmen who traditionally have tradition, but their workshops are closing one by one.
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It takes more than 10 hours to make a small Mother-of-Pearl jewel box in a traditional way, so you can not afford to buy Chinese products that are cheap from the factory.
This is the biggest market in Egypt, the Kalen Khalili, which dates back to the 14th century.
Egypt is famous for its low labor costs, but Egyptian products are pushed out of the price of Chinese products.
So the sales front is already made in China, and sales in Egypt have shrunk to one-fifth of what it was ten years ago.
To make matters worse, we have reduced the number of tourists who are our main customers.
An inexpensive mass produced a hand-crafted artifact with the soul of the craftsman, and the mother-of-the-pearl art of Egypt, which boasts the best in the Middle East, was also in crisis for a thousand years.
