Lala Ban Xinshe Banana Silk Workshop Introduction
With the mission to pass down the banana fiber craft culture, it utilizes banana fiber sourced from native materials to express the spiritual and cultural values of the Kavalan people, seeking to create opportunities for the cultural industry of the Kavalan community. After the commencement of the Huadong Coastal Highway (Highway 11) in 1968, the community was quickly swept into "modernization." With the influx of various goods, the banana fiber craft began to decline. Fortunately, during the rebirth and cultural revitalization movement of the Kavalan people, the elders reintroduced the traditional techniques of handloom weaving. Through the processes of planting, cutting, scraping, drying, separating fibers, twisting, winding, organizing, and weaving banana fibers, a profound cultural craft has been accumulated.
