Human  history on earth  has been characterised and continue to be characterise with numerous events and activities  at one time or the other.

These  events and activities are in  no small measure the main  contributing factors towards  development of human civilisation on earth.

The art of weaving had undoubtedly contributed a lot towards  human civilisation dated back centuries  ago. People in the past and present use woven clothes  in various forms  and designs.. Woven cloth was at one  time the main  fashionable dress use by Africans, the served as a manifestation of  pride for   our deeply rooted traditional cultural norms and values. The cloth  was a rael source of pride for Africans. However,it is rather unfortunate that  such trent is not the case now with the introduction of western clothes and mode of dress..

The western education and mode of dress has serious affected  and  continue to affect  almost every aspects of  African ways  of life. This one source of African pride is no longer in use  or the use of is on very  minimal  scale compare to the western clothes  and mode of dressing.

The art of weaving is no no longer common in Africa. The youths, especially the skill full youths are not  prepare to engage in the business mainly due one reason or another. Arts and Culture Anchorman, this week   caught  up with Mr John K Gomez, native of Bakau Sanchaba, a rae youth still actively engage in making of weaven clothes at his workshop at the Katchikally Sacre Crocodile pool  in Bakau.

Mr John Gomez  spoke at length  on his life as weaver, experience, traditional cultural heritage of attached to art of weaving and his prospects in the work.

According to Mr Gomez, his father inspired him into the art of weaving since at his tender  age. He noted that ,he work  with many experienced  and skills full  personnl  in  the art of weaving  at  both lacal and international level, especially in Senegal where he spend significant number of ages training and working with notable professors in the work.

John Gomez expressed his appreciation of the art of weaving , saying  despite  the work is  not  but  he has prospect in the work.

Mr Doudou Bojang, custodian of the Katchikally sacred pool, commenting on the newly  established  weaving workshop said, the workshop was opened on early Febuary 2008, since then it registered significant  progress both in terms of out put of the woven clothes products and  tourist attraction as well restoration of our deeply rooted traditional cultural norms and values.

Mr Bojang revealed to the arts and culture that, the weaving workshop was established mainly as part of efforts geared towards promotion, development and preservation of what he called our fading traditional cultural norms and values. He spoke at length on the significance of woven clothes in Africa, especially centuries of centuries ago, the workshop is a symbol of our past glory and tradition he asserted.

The Sacred crocodile pool custodian exhibited some of the products made by Mr John Gomez in the course his short working days at the workshop, noting that most of the products are sewn and were bought. He revealed plans to expand the workshop in the future and expressed the need for preservation of traditional cultural norms and  values.