AINCIART BERGARA
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For seven generations, the Ainciart Bergara family has been making makhila, the traditional walking stick of the Basque Country. This craft object, in addition to its utilitarian function, is a decorative object that conveys values and is representative of Basque culture. The Ainciart Bergara family received the EPV award for its know-how, which has also been included in the UNESCO inventory of Rare Art Professions.
History. Charles Bergara and his daughter Nicole continue an old family tradition in Larressore (Basque Country) today. Charles worked in makhilas with his father Jean-Joanes Bergara and then succeeded him. Joanes Bergara married Marie-Jeanne Ainciart in 1926 and learned the trade from her father-in-law Jean, born in 1862. The latter held the trade secrets of his father Antoine, born in 1831, and his grandfather Gratien, born in 1796. The latter won a gold medal at the Universal Exposition in Paris in 1889. Their makhilas are thus signed Ainciart until 1926 then Ainciart Bergara.
Products. The makhila is a traditional walking stick from the Basque Country. As practical as it is elegant, it symbolizes a whole way of living and thinking. For its manufacture, the family workshop works with various materials: medlar wood, goatskin leather for the braid and loops and metals for the rings and knobs. Three models are available: the makhila horn knob, the honor makhila and the honor makhila with leather braid.
Employment. Six craftsmen.
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