Encontro de saberes: mulheres Akwẽ cultivando afetos e tecendo saberes

Abstract

The main objective of the research is to describe the techniques used to make buriti straw baskets. What do Akwẽ women know about teaching and learning how to make woven baskets? What are the specific processes for teaching and learning how to make woven items using buriti straw and ribbon? In my career as a student of education, I chose to study and learn about weaving with buriti straw and fiber, which I had never worked with before, as I was completely involved in making artifacts from golden grass. I felt it was important to learn and understand more about buriti straw, as this knowledge is part of my people's tradition and the history of the women in my family. That is why I began to look with more affection and respect at my mother's wisdom, who patiently taught me how to extract, prepare, and weave the straw, respecting the time of nature. The artisanal teachings of this learning process with my mother were essential not only for me, as her daughter, but also as a future Akwẽ educator, because it helped me understand that indigenous pedagogy also happens in the body, in doing, and in oral tradition.