Abstract

UTRIA-VILLANUEVA, Laura Vanessa; FELIZZOLA-CHALA, Rubén Darío  and  AROCA-ARAUJO, Armando. Design of structures with wire in Usiacurí handcrafts. rev.udcaactual.divulg.cient. [online]. 2021, vol.24, n.1, e1865.  Epub Apr 21, 2021. ISSN 0123-4226.  https://doi.org/10.31910/rudca.v24.n1.2021.1865.

The research problem arises from the interest in the mathematical knowledge present in the artisanal practice of the municipality of Usiacurí, Atlántico de Colombia, specifically in the design of wire structures. The justification for this research is based on the results, understanding and describing the ethnomathematics present in an artisan practice. The main objective was to analyze the design of the structures with wires in the crafts of Usiacurí. The methodology used during the investigation was of a qualitative type based on ethnography. The present research is theoretically based on the ethnomathematic program whose purpose is to contribute to the understanding of culture and mathematics and mainly, this research is interested in the connection between both aspects. Among the results obtained in the investigation, the techniques used by the artisans in the process of cutting and measuring the wire predominate, the strategy they use for the union between the wires, the design of the shapes or figures in wire, among other mathematical knowledge contextualized in craft practice.

Keywords : Ethnomathematics; Geometric knowledge; Design; Structure in wire; Crafts.

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