list of figures - Terry Sunderland

aid a wage. In fact, quite the opposite is the case and, ordinarily, the families of
apprentices pay the artisan for the training provided. Other sources of labour include
that provided by family members, particularly from children, who contribute to the
more mundane tasks.
Figure 104. Summary of the types of products produced by Cameroonian artisans (n = 174)
Tie-tie for
thatching
1%
Furniture &
baskets
8%
Furniture only
62%
Figure 105. Number of workers per enterprise
No. of enterprises (n = 174 )
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Lamp shades only
1%
Baskets only
9%
253
Baskets & flower
jars
5%
Farm & market
baskets
14%
1 worker 2 workers 3 workers 4 workers 5+ workers
time of harvest. The processing of raw cane is undertaken manually, with the stems being scraped with
kitchen knives to remove the skin followed by drying, usually undertaken in the open air. This
rudimentary means of processing is extremely labour intensive. For a more detailed discussion of the
processing of rattans in SE Asia and potential application to the African context, see Sunderland and
Nkefor (1999).