@book{fdi:010065990, title = {{S}anan {R}ai : patrimóniu ne'eb{\'e} besik lakon iha {T}imor-{L}este = {S}anan {R}ai : um património em extin{\c{c}}ão em {T}imor-{L}este = {S}anan {R}ai : a vanishing heritage in {T}imor-{L}este}, author = {{G}alipaud, {J}ean-{C}hristophe and {A}ssis, {C}.}, editor = {}, language = {{POR} ; {ENG}}, abstract = {{P}ottery is an important cultural marker of ancient societies all around the world. {I}n {I}sland {S}outh-{E}ast {A}sia and {O}ceania, pottery-making techniques diffused ca. 4000 to 3000 years ago when {A}ustronesian-speaking communities spread through the region. {I}n {T}imor-{L}este, pottery was introduced at least 3500 years ago and the traditional pottery still produced in some villages across the country reflect this very ancient tradition. {S}ince the 1970', researchers who recorded pottery techniques and productions in {T}imor-{L}este pointed to the urgent need of documenting a rapidly vanishing tradition. {I}n 2014, the situation is alarming: out of more than 30 villages where pottery was known to be produced in the 1970', only a few are still producing today and the techniques are not being transmitted to the younger generation anymore. {T}his book presents examples of communities in {T}imor-{L}este where traditional pottery-making still occurs. {T}he book is part of a global project implemented by the {S}tate {S}ecretariat of {A}rts and {C}ulture with support from the {F}rench {I}nstitute for {R}esearch and {D}evelopment ({IRD}), to raise awareness on pottery-making practices in {T}imor-{L}este and to promote potters' communities, in order to ensure a successful transition of this important heritage into a modern and more sustainable economy.}, keywords = {{ASIE} {DU} {SUD} {EST} ; {TIMOR} {ORIENTAL} ; {TIMOR} {LESTE}}, address = {{D}ili}, publisher = {{S}ecretaria de {E}stato da {A}rte e {C}ultura}, series = {}, pages = {77}, year = {2014}, ISBN = {9789897533198}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065990}, }