Struggling to keep their craft alive


KUALA NERUS, 19 Feb -- Pembantu tukang emas, Ungku Hassanuddin Ungku Ismail, 44, yang juga pekerja kepada tukang emas tradisional, Tuan Azmi Tuan Moning, 56, melakukan proses memateri setiap emas berbentuk bulat untuk disambung menjadi rantai emas baharu ketika ditemui di premis pertukangan emas baru-baru ini.Khidmat sebagai tukang emas tradisional masih bertahan sehingga kini walaupun terpaksa menempuh pelbagai cabaran dan saingan daripada tukang emas moden.Pertukangan emas cara tradisional adalah yang terbaik kerana kualiti barang kemas yang dihasilkan lebih halus, kemas dan tahan lama berbanding kaedah moden menerusi mesin khas.-- fotoBERNAMA (2019) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

KUALA TERENGGANU: Tradi­tional Malay goldsmiths are a dying breed in Terengganu.

Famed for their exquisite and mostly handmade filigree jewellery, many of the artisans whose families had been involved in the trade for generations quit the business due to its unattractive returns.

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