Ca Hom – Ben Ba sedge mat weaving village

Ca Hom – Ben Ba sedge mat weaving village in Ham Tan commune, Tra Cu district, Tra Vinh province provides the Mekong Delta region with hundreds of thousands of colourful sedge mats each year.

Fields of sedge, the material for weaving mats, can be found anywhere in Ca Hom – Ben Ba village (Photo: VNA)

Ca Hom sedge mats are made under several steps, which require artisans’ meticulousness (Photo: VNA)

Ca Hom – Ben Ba sedge mats are dyed with vibrant colours (Photo: VNA)

There are now some 450 households in Ca Hom – Ben Ba village specializing in weaving sedge mats (Photo: VNA)

During the idle times between crops, many farmers begin to weave sedge mats to earn additional incomes (Photo: VNA)

Fresh sedges are dyed with vibrant colours (Photo: VNA)

Fresh sedges are dried in the sun (Photo: VNA)

Artisans need to check if sedge fibres are even before weaving (Photo: VNA)

Fresh sedges are dyed with vibrant colours (Photo: VNA)

Mats are weaved by loom (Photo: VNA)

Ca Hom – Ben Ba sedge mats are popular in southern market (Photo: VNA)

After having been weaved, sedge mats are shaped carefully (Photo: VNA)

Complete sedge mats are dried under the sun (Photo: VNA)

Each year, some 100,000 pairs of sedge mats from Ca Hom – Ben Ba village are marketed in Mekong Delta region (Photo: VNA)

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