The craft in rawhide: guasqueria, identity and tradition in the 21 st century

Abstract

The guasqueria, is a craft that works with rawhide, has technique of transmission of a know-how, in a process of creating objects that follows a linear structure, being: I) Carnear, II) Estaquear, III) Secar; IV) Lonquear; V) Sovar; VI) Tirar tentos e VII) Trançar. This craft is strongly related to the work of the campeiro/peão, figure who is always performing field tasks in the ranches togheter the horse. However, in view of this structuring that maintains the objective of this article is to discussing the concept of tradition as a cultural tool that is in a continuous process of transformation and that influence on the identity of the subjects who practice a secular craft like guasqueria. As a methodology was used qualitative research, type exploration, with a semi-structured reading method for an information collection with three city lobsters. It is emphasized as a result that a production of guasqueria can be performed by the transmission of the technique from one subject to the other, especially when exercising a profession of pawn. Making the ways of practicing identify themselves as guasqueiros.