Coarch is a natural material that has given much to work Abrantes and that has allowed us to develop very traditional crafts
Rice is a other natural resource of Abrantes
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…for food
…for straw
Coarch and straw are a main product of Abrantes until ‘70 years
Rice and straw work involve also special traditional tools
…and special traditional work áreas, the eiras….
…and straw are special product exported along the Tagus river….
Domestic materialities: material and technology…..
…traditional technology is also lied at the weaving….
…weaving technology also recycles parts of other technologies….
…tradicional chease space and materialties….
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…home tradicional external decoration materialities…
…home tradicional internal materialities….
…home storage materialities….
…home cooking materialities….
…home symbolical and familiar materialities….