artisanry
- noun
- /ˈɑːrtɪznəri/
- Archaic
:
artesanía
- The festival celebrated local artisanry, showcasing the skills of craftsmen who create beautiful handmade goods.
- promoting artisanry
Examples
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This stimulated a florescence of new styles in San Martin in particular because of Isidoro Cruz's connections with state bureaucracies promoting artisanry.
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Specialization did not really get underway until the early 1970s, when various state agencies promoting artisanry held woodcarving contests in Oaxaca and bought the pieces of many entrants.
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Many villagers who previously had shown little interest in artisanry began to make woodcarvings.
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The state has energetically promoted such artisanry since the famous revolution in the early twentieth century.
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The promotion of artisanry in rural areas has been spurred by worsening agricultural conditions in much of Mexico.
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They were the periods of the flowering of the greatest literature, art, philosophy, mathematics, artisanry, and architecture.
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Because most crafts have a limited market, artisanry in rural Mexican communities is ordinarily not a particularly profitable supplement to agriculture and wage labor.
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Students learned about traditional artisanry by participating in workshops where they could try their hand at pottery and weaving.
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The rural community thrived as artisanry revived the craft of candle-making, attracting tourists and boosting local pride.
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Skilled work done by hand, often as a job
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Etymology
Artisanry comes from artisan, which is built on the root art meaning 'skill' or 'craft'. The ending -ry shows a group or practice, like in artistry, so artisanry means the group of skilled manual workers.