The unveiled beauty of cedar and yarey palm: the handcraft of one Cuban traditional group of Haitian descent
Ligia Lavielle Pullés,
Diana Liset Pompa López
Abstract:The different Latin American handcraft tells us stories from any material used in the piece. Their differences have been nourished by ancient ethnic roots and they are based in the diversity of each continental region. The crafts are as mixed as Latin America itself. In Cuba, this kind of good is created by subjects who are far away from the academic sector. The empirical knowledge is transmitted from one generation to the next, within the same community and/ or family, and consequently, historical value is ad… Show more
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