Abstract
This article discusses the obtainment of natural dyes in São João de Côrtes, Alcântara, Maranhão, extracted from annatto (Bixa Orellana), serrette (Byrsonima Basiloba), red mangrove (Rhizophora Mangle), saffron (Curcuma Longa), genipap (Genipa Americana) and wild indigo (Indigofera Suffruticosa). As an objective, this article proposes a course to discuss aspects of territorial design and to investigate the processes of obtaining the natural dyes from the aforementioned community, emphasizing sustainability. As far as methods, there is a description of the traditional techniques used by residents of the said village for the production of natural dyes, forming a qualitative research with an ethnographic approach which features interaction with the community through interviews with indirect questions, footage and photographs.
Highlights
This article discusses the obtainment of natural dyes in São João de Côrtes, Alcântara, Maranhão, extracted from annatto (Bixa Orellana), serrette (Byrsonima Basiloba), red mangrove (Rhizophora Mangle), saffron (Curcuma Longa), genipap (Genipa Americana) and wild indigo (Indigofera Suffruticosa)
The natural dyes extracted in São João de Côrtes, Alcântara, Maranhão: an approach oriented to sustainable design indirect questions, photographs and filming involving the
The objective of this article is to propose a course for Source: The authors of the research the analysis of the obtainment and use of the natural dyes from São João de Côrtes (Alcântara, Maranhão), an old vil- Figure 02: Selection of the roots of saffron for the yellow dye and Paco lage of fishermen and naval carpenters
Summary
The demands and concerns of sustainability in the con- people who extract and produce the natural dyes. Cal resources and skills for sustainable production; in the strengthening of the sense of belonging of the processes Figure 01: Paco removing the barks of the red mangrove by the community, as well as in promoting the dialogue between tradition and innovation; and in the strengthening of the image of the product and its territor’y In this sense, one of the great challenges of design is to make the processes and systems around us intelligible, revealing and comprehensible (THACKARA, 2008). One of the great challenges of design is to make the processes and systems around us intelligible, revealing and comprehensible (THACKARA, 2008) In this way, the objective of this article is to propose a course for Source: The authors of the research the analysis of the obtainment and use of the natural dyes from São João de Côrtes (Alcântara, Maranhão), an old vil- Figure 02: Selection of the roots of saffron for the yellow dye and Paco lage of fishermen and naval carpenters
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