The objective of the research was to record the collective memory of women artisans about the artisanal technique of producing gourds on Quianduba Island, in the municipality of Abaetetuba, in the State of Pará. 03 (three) women artisans of cuia, who live on the banks of the Quianduba river, were interviewed. Oral history was used as a methodology, aiming to maintain the veracity of the interviewees' speeches, through the transcription of oral form into writing, guaranteeing the recording of both individual and collective memories. As main references we use: Bosi (1993,1994) Cunha (2007), Diegues (2001) and Oliveira (2008). It stands out how important the artisanal work of making gourds carried out by women artisans is to guarantee the subsistence of their families. These women assume different social identities, they are riverside dwellers, artisans, mothers, educators, they are direct collaborators in the construction of sociability in the space where they live, transforming the reality of the family and the traditional community.