O artesanato da piaçava das mulheres da comunidade quilombola de Pedra Rasa: elemento de desenvolvimento social e biocultural, Camamu – BA, Brasil

Piassava palm craftsmanship by women from Pedra Rasa Quilombola Community: element of social and biocultural development, Camamu – Bahia, Brazil

Abstract

Quilombola communities represent a very particular reality within the scope of rural locations, both in terms of their conditions of existence and their formation. The objective of this research was to evaluate the social development of women from the Quilombola Community of Pedra Rasa based on craft activities that generate income, added to the ethical-cultural affirmation in order to value the identity of the local group. 20 women, residents of the Pedra Rasa Community, participated in the research. After the bibliographic research, semi-structured interviews were applied for data collection, aiming to characterize the artisanal activities of the women of the Quilombola Community of Pedra Rasa, evidencing the social changes that occurred in the community after the implementation of the Bahia Produtiva Project and that the main raw material is piassava (Attlea funifera Martius). The characteristics found in the handicrafts of Pedra Rasa artisans demonstrate that, in addition to being an activity of economic importance for the quilombo, it brings together cultural components that are very particular to it: the conservation of available resources; the positive manifestation about the beauty of the products that passes through the creative vision of the women and; not least, the manifestations about the conservation of the local culture. In fact, public policies and programs are essential, not only to ensure the permanence or sustainability of cultural activities, but, above all, to guarantee the appreciation of traditional crafts, the addition of commercial value to products and socio-environmental sustainability.