Basketry as an ecosystem service of wetlands: traditional crafts in central Spain

Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid

Segundo Ríos¹  Concepción Obón²  Francisco Alcaraz³  DiegoRivera³  José Fajardo⁴  JoséGarcía⁵  Arturo Valdés⁵  Vicente Consuegra⁵  Alonso Verde⁵  Alejandrodel Moral⁶  Emilio Laguna⁷ 

[1] CIBIO-Instituto Universitario de Investigación, Universidad de Alicante;Departamento Biología Aplicada, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Universidad Miguel Hernández;Departamento Biología Vegetal, Campus de Espinardo, Universidad de Murcia;Grupo de Investigación en Etnobiología, Botánica y Educación del Sureste Ibérico, UCLM - Universidad Popular de Albacete;Grupo de Investigación en Etnobiología, Botánica y Educación del Sureste Ibérico, UCLM;Instituto del Agua CIDAHM;Servicio de Vida Silvestre-Centro para la Investigación y Experimentación Forestal;

关键词: Basketry;    broom;    traditional knowledge;    wetlands;    national parks;   

DOI  :  10.3989/ajbm.2586

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Ecosystem services from wetlands include products such as food, water, fibers, timber, medicinal plants, and genetic resources for agriculture. One of the most abundant supplies is the raw material for basketry. In this study we aim to document the role of wetland plants as resources for basketry and broom-making in the Guadiana river basin and to analyze the local traditional knowledge of the species used in the area. We describe different types of baskets and other artifacts, and document basketry techniques. We found 30 species belonging to 12 families, 18 of them occurring in wetlands, four in irrigated fields, and seven in the adjacent dry territories. Twenty species are used in the manufacture of brooms. Twenty two types of basketry artifacts are described with their uses. The area shows a relevant cultural heritage, not merely as it was in the past, but also adapted to the new cultural and social contexts. The degradation and loss of wetlands in central Spain threatens these ecosystems and their associated cultural heritage. We suggest the declaration of this intangible human heritage as the “Culture of the Mediterranean Wetlands” before it disappears.

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