Abstract

CAMARDA, Antonella. Sardinian crafts at the crossroads of modernity: practices, narratives, and museums, 1909-1964. Etnográfica [online]. 2022, vol.26, n.1, pp.181-208.  Epub May 05, 2022. ISSN 0873-6561.  https://doi.org/10.4000/etnografica.11451.

Craft in Sardinia has been part of the cultural debate since its emergence in the late 19thcentury as “the industry’s opposite number, or other” (Adamson 2013: xiii). Filed under multiple labels such as arte paesana, piccolo industria, arte popolare, arte rustica, artigianato tradizionale, artigianato artistico,1 it encompassed a wide range of practices within the broader field of material culture, serving different cultural, social, and political needs. During the 20thcentury, different ideological constructions appear intertwined and informed craft’s production, collection, and musealization: the binary opposition between handmade and industrial object; the theme of the vanishing culture and the corruption of cultural authenticity; the gendering of craft aimed at pushing it in or out the race for the economic development of the island.

Keywords : Sardinia; handicrafts; ethnicity; gender; museums.

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