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coloridas com corantes naturais não são mais fabricados, já que a maioria dos artesãos é
idosa e limita-se a construir canoas. Assim, este trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar
a atuação do designer em interpretar as ações produtivas e dialogar com as interações
entre os artesãos e seus produtos, contribuindo com mapeamento das práticas que
envolvem as atividades e, em conjunto com os artesãos, expõe sugestões de sucessão
dos saberes tradicionais na carpintaria naval e na utilização de corantes naturais, com
resultados preliminares de uma proposta de revisitação das técnicas de tingimento
natural para colorir tecidos.
Palavras-chave: Design territorial; corantes naturais; saberes tradicionais; carpintaria
naval artesanal.
ABSTRACT: Men at work: from naval carpentry to natural dyes. This work deals with
the registration of the processes of the production of artisanal carpentry and the use of
natural dyes present in São João de Côrtes, Alcântara, Maranhão. There is a descriptive
qualitative approach, in an ethnographic field study, with participant observation
techniques, on the traditional practices and work routines that characterize this village
and its inhabitants, as well as information obtained from interviews contextualized with
indirect questions with artisans, essentially male, who hold knowledge transmitted by
several generations, giving them identity. We present the changes that occurred in the
last decade, with the constant presence of electric power in the village, which enabled
the work aided by equipment, where the organization and other strategies helped reduce
the impact of health activities and promoted greater work performance. It also discusses
aspects related to the continuity of the work in the naval carpentry, since the young
people do not show interest in this activity. As a consequence, it can be observed that
large boats using colored sails with natural dyes are no longer manufactured, since most
craftsmen are old and limited to building canoes. Thus, this work aims to present the
performance of the designer in interpreting the productive actions and to dialogue with
the interactions between the craftsmen and their products, contributing with mapping of
the practices that involve the activities and, together with the artisans, exposes
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