Knitting mochilas: A sociocultural, developmental practice in Arhuaco indigenous communities

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to analyze the psycho-cultural processes involved in knitting “mochilas” (traditional bags), a common craft in the Arhuaco indigenous community located in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. The article is structured in three parts, as follows: first, issues related to child development are discussed; then, the analysis method used to study the processes involved in the practice of knitting is presented and, finally, we reflect on the importance of recovering the sense and meaning of this everyday practice as a way to study child development.

Intimidación racial en un colegio del Amazonas, Colombia: exaltando las voces de los niños a través de la narración icónica

“…Notwithstanding, one of the limitations of the study is not including parents, teachers and parents as participants, because listening all the voices of the system is relevant to understand this phenomenon (Boulanger, 2019). This approach will allow a more integrative view of the relationships in different subsystems and a more sophisticated analysis of its dynamics (Rodríguez-Burgos et al, 2016;Valsiner, 1987).…”

En la estela de Piaget: Juan Pascual Leone y la teoría de los operadores constructivos.

“…En el mismo contexto, la segunda autora de esta reseña, L.P. Rodríguez-Burgos, aplicó esta metodología para analizar la "actividad de tejer mochilas", tarea habitual que realizan las niñas indígenas de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia. El análisis de tarea permitió identificar los procesos cognitivos, emocionales y culturales inmersos en la práctica ancestral de tejer (Rodríguez-Burgos et al, 2016).…”