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handicraft

vr.tr.handicraft · PHY.OBJ

Let an agent describe handicraft as a category of making and of products, identify kinds and regional traditions with attribution, relay heritage, trade and support frameworks, and distinguish handicraft from industrial manufacture and fine art.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent describe handicraft as a category of making and of products, identify kinds and regional traditions with attribution, relay heritage, trade and support frameworks, and distinguish handicraft from industrial manufacture and fine art.

Work produced by hand or with simple tools, using traditional skills, such as weaving, carving, pottery, embroidery, basketry and metalwork, and the objects so made; handicrafts are practised as livelihood, art and cultural heritage in every region, are supported by artisan cooperatives and fair trade, and are recognised as intangible cultural heritage in many countries.

What it is for: Making useful and decorative objects by hand.

It can be identify kinds and traditions; relay heritage and support frameworks; relay trade and market information; distinguish from manufacture and fine art.

Distinguishing features

Hand skill

Traditional techniques

Livelihood and heritage

Regional identity

What it looks like

Objects showing hand work: woven textiles, carved wood, thrown pottery, embroidered cloth, plaited baskets.

How it is recognised

Made by hand with traditional skills

Weaving, carving, pottery, embroidery and more

Industrial products are machine-made; fine art is made for aesthetic ends alone

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

craft

is a kind of - in registry terms

cultural heritage

is a kind of - the objects made

product

is contrasted with - machine manufacture

industrial production

In practice

Families and kinds

textile crafts including weaving and embroidery such as abrbandi

carving in wood, stone and bone

pottery and ceramics

basketry and matting

metal and jewellery crafts

regional traditions such as handcrafting in Madagascar and Central Asian weaving

tools of craft such as traditional looms

Standards and regulation

UNESCO Convention on intangible cultural heritage

Geographical indications for craft products

Fair trade standards

Artisan support and cooperative laws

Failure modes and hazards

Loss of skills

Imitation and mislabelling

Exploitative trade

Appropriation of cultural designs

Also called

coca garlandaAbrbandiGilkorlikcarvinghandcrafting in MadagascarMazman weaving loomAlgerian embroideryFolk art of PolandSlavic papercuttingRussian folk artJapanese craftJewish papercutshellcraftStudio craftBread dough craftAboriginal handicraftFolk art of RomaniaAl-Ahsa handicraftsseal cuttingjade carvingpumpkin carvingwhakapakoko rākausoap carvingPardozDebar Art Schoolstone carvingivory carvingHaida argillite carvingsglyptographywhittlingstick godnicoloKurpie paper cutoutklapokWycinankaNanbu ironwareTraditional Crafts of Japan (as designated by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry)Sendai TansuKawatsura ShikkiJapanese swordsmithing

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identify What craft this is.

Identity.

Kind

Kind and technique.

Kind

Kind.

  1. What kind of handicraft is it, and what techniques and materials does it use? definition
  2. Is the object handicraft, industrial product or fine art? boundary

Tradition

Regional tradition.

Tradition

Tradition.

  1. Which regional tradition does it belong to, described with attribution? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific tradition? action
Heritage Heritage and skills.

Attribution.

Recognition

Heritage recognition.

Recognition

Recognition.

  1. How are crafts recognised as intangible heritage and protected by geographical indications? provenance
  2. Is the presentation respectful of the community? boundary

Transmission

Skill transmission.

Transmission

Transmission.

  1. How are craft skills taught and kept alive? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance
Economy Livelihood and trade.

Sources.

Livelihood

Artisan livelihoods.

Livelihood

Livelihood.

  1. How do artisans earn a living, and what do studies report about the sector, with sources? measurement
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance

Trade

Markets and fair trade.

Trade

Trade.

  1. How are handicrafts marketed, and what do fair trade standards require? provenance
  2. Which entry fits fair trade? action
Context History and debate.

Context.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How have crafts related to industrialisation, from the Arts and Crafts movement to today? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the Arts and Crafts movement? action

Debate

Debates.

Debate

Debate.

  1. What debates exist about authenticity, appropriation and craft versus art, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each craft be a separate entry?
  • How should heritage inventories be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific techniques, regions and tools; should they be split off?
Draft as JSON