Artesanato da comunidade quilombola Serra das Viúvas, Água Branca - AL (2010-2018): cultura e/ou sustentabilidade?

Abstract

This study aims to understand the craft of the quilombola community Serra das Viúvas located in the municipality Água Branca - Alagoas, specifically investigated the sustainable and / or cultural dimension present in the development of handicrafts, and finally, the presence of traces of identity in the production of the products. The quilombola community Serra das Widows has a great cultural wealth, among them the artisan production stands out. Have an understanding of the cultural issue within your community by expanding it to everyone you want to meet, based on your story within your community. The methodology used in the research was the participant research, initially using bibliographical research, official documents, complementing with data production instruments such as interviews and documentaries. As a source of research the authors Ignacy Sachs (2009) and Enrique Leff (2011) referring to sustainability, Peter Burke (2008), Laraia (2009) and Terry Eagleton (2003), discussing the concept of culture, Pedro Demo (2011), in the section on the perspectives of methodological procedures, Ana Márcia Farias (2007), both discussing the quilombola communities of Alagoas, Maria Marly de Oliveira (2012), Marieta de Moraes Ferreira (2006) referring to oral history and José Carlos Good Shepherd Meihy (2011) discussed oral source and interviews. These authors contributed to facilitate the dialogue between the socio-environmental reality of handicrafts in the widows' range and the cultural perspective inherent in the products. The results show that the importance of craftsmanship and its valorization in society occurs from the withdrawal of the raw material to the final product. With regard to the environmental issue, the community has the Green Path project that shows concern about environmental and cultural issues, weekly meetings ranging from theory to practice. Awareness since childhood about the importance of the natural good causes sustainability to occur naturally for those who die in the community. It is perceived that production obeys transgenerational logic.