Article: Banana fiber craftwork in the perspective of multifunctionality in quilombola communities/Artesania con fibra de banano en la perspectiva de la multifuncionalidad en communidades quilombolas/Artesania con fibra de banano em la perspectiva de la multifuncionalidad em comunidades quilombolas.

SUMMARY

This study pursued an analysis of a modality of craftwork activity developed as an alternative for occupation and income using banana crop wastes. It is the banana fiber craftwork. The experience was developed in quilombola communities in the region of Vale do Ribeira, Sao Paulo State, Brazil. The correlation between the craftwork and other activities used as a source of income, like organic banana and other land crops, and rural tourism, was established. Using multifunctionality as a reference, it was intended to focus on the craftwork activity within the dynamics of rural families in their territories, considering the economic, social, cultural and ...

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