ResumoOs conhecimentos tradicionais associados ao uso da fibra vegetal Cauaçu (Calathea lutea) para produção de artesanato fazem parte de um conjunto de práticas e técnicas corporais reproduzidas no cotidiano de um grupo de mulheres da RDS Amanã (AM). Este trabalho apresenta uma etnografia da produção de artesanato de cauaçu descrevendo a cadeia operatória e seus significados sociais. O estudo de caso mostra que a vitalização da produção de conhecimentos tradicionais não passa apenas por um "resgate" de conhecimentos, mas por um processo dinâmico onde organização política, mercado, saberes, ambiente e economia são acionados para a ressignificação dos conhecimentos tradicionais e seus produtos.Palavras-chaves: Artesãs, Cauaçu, Conhecimentos Tradicionais. "TEÇUME D'AMAZÔNIA": POLITICAL EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN PRODUCING VITALITY OF TRADITIONAL KNOW-LEDGE AbstractThe traditional knowledge associated with the use of the Cauaçu plant fiber (Calathea lutea) for the production of handicrafts are part of a set of body practices and techniques reproduced in the daily lives of a group of women in the Amanã Reserve, in the Amazon. This paper presents an ethnography of the Cauaçu handicraft production describing the operational chain and its social meanings. The case study shows that the vitalization of production of traditional knowledge is not only about rescuing old practices, but a dynamic process where political organization, market, knowledge, environment and economy are activated in order to re-signify traditional knowledge and its products. "TEÇUME D'AMAZÔNIA": FORTALECIMIENTO POLÍTICO DE LAS MUJERES PRODUCIENDO VITALIDAD DE CONOCIMIEN-TOS TRADICIONALES ResumenLos conocimientos tradicionales asociados al uso de la fibra vegetal Cauaçu (Calathea lutea) para la producción de artesanías hacen parte de un conjunto de prácticas y técnicas corporales reproducidas en el cotidiano de un grupo de mujeres de la RDS Amanã (AM). Este trabajo presenta una etnografía de la producción de artesanías de cauaçu, describiendo la cadena operativa y sus significados sociales. El estudio de caso muestra que la vitalización de la producción de conocimientos tradicionales no es solo un "rescate" de conocimientos, sino un proceso dinámico donde organización política, mercado, saberes, ambiente y economía son accionados para la resignificación de los conocimientos tradicionales y sus productos. Palabras clave: Artesanas, Cauaçu, Conocimientos Tradicionales. TEÇUME D'AMAZON: RENFORCEMENT POLITIQUE DES FEM-MES PRODUCTRICES DE VITALITÉ DES SAVOIRS TRADITIONNELS RésuméLes savoirs traditionnels associés à l'utilisation du palmier Cauaçu (Calathea lutea) pour la production d'artisanat font partie d'un ensemble de pratiques et techniques corporelles reproduites au quotidien par un groupe de femmes de la Réserve de Dévelo-ppement Durable Amanã (état d›Amazonas, Brésil). Cet article présente une ethnographie de la production d'artisanat avec le cauaçu, en décrivant la chaîne opératoire et ses significations sociales. L'étude de cas montre que la vitalis...

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The characterization of the different traditional knowledge held by riverine communities to manage natural resources is important to better subsidize appropriate species management strategies. This study sought to: i) describe aspects of family organization and the handicraft production of two resident artisan families of Amanã lake; ii) identify their areas of resource exploitation and verify the strategies for collecting non-timber forest products to produce artifacts; and finally iii) identify the plant species involved through botanical identification. To better assess the traditional knowledge we applied the participant observation technique through visiting and staying at the studied families homes. Our results show that the production of artifacts for sale is a family labor work. The main important species used by both families are: Philodendron fragrantissimum (“cipó-ambé” – a hemiepiphyte) for the production of paneiros (a basket used for carrying manioc); she uses Ischnosiphon arouma (“arumã duro” – another hemiepiphyte) for the production of sieves; and he uses Mezilaurus itauba (a hardwood species) for the production of paddles and cleaver handles.

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