Marron wood carving, or Tembe, is a unique craft which may get lost if it is not documented on time. Currently, only a small group of wood carvers is active in Paramaribo.

In Surinam, wood carvings generate only a marginal income for those who produce them. In collaboration with Libi Na Wan in Kourou, the knowledge of wood carvers from Surinam who have left the country in order to make a living is being documented in French Guyana, where rejuvenation and preservation of traditional Tembe has already begun.

Links: http://www.richandsally.net/files/Shifting_authen.pdf