UNESCO: “Estremoz dolls” declared as Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The UNESCO classified, Thursday, as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity the production of “Estremoz dolls”, in clay, a popular art over three centuries.
The classification of “Figured production in Clay Estremoz”, commonly known as “Estremoz dolls”, It was decided at the 12th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of the United Nations Educational, Science and Culture (UNESCO) for Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, taking place in Jeju Island, South Korea, until Saturday.
The decision, which occurred by 01:05 (Lisbon time), It was very celebrated by the Portuguese delegation that during the celebrations exhibited copies of “Estremoz dolls”.
Present at the session, Ambassador of Portugal in South Korea, Manuel Gonçalves de Jesus, showed up “quite satisfied” with UNESCO recognition.
“It was a victory and this time was not in football, It was a very important area that is to preserve what is our very”, said.
The diplomat also welcomed the leaders of the Portuguese application, mainly the artisans who produce “Estremoz dolls”.
In the area of ​​Cultural and Intangible Heritage of Humanity were initially run 49 applications, of which 35 They were approved, having collected at the end of a negative opinion 11.
The “Estremoz dolls” They belong to a popular character of art, over 300 years of history, It was the first figured in the world to earn the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity distinction, following the application submitted by the city of Estremoz, in Évora district.
The application had responsible technical director of the Municipal Museum of Estremoz, Hugo Guerrero.
With over a hundred different inventoried figures, to art, they engage in various artisans of the county, modeling constitutes a picture in earthenware, polychrome and performed manually, using a technique originating at least in the seventeenth century.
in Estremoz, currently work on this flagship art Afonso and Matilde Ginja, Celia Freitas, Duarte Catela, Fatima Estróia, sisters Flowers, Isabel Pires, Jorge da Conceição, Miguel Gomes and Ricardo Fonseca.
