Uruguay · Wide-brim felt hat forming and finishing (millinery)
Sombrerería en Fieltro
Blocking and shaping 100% wool felt into wide-brimmed hats in a gaucho-influenced Uruguayan style: creased, pinched crowns, rolled or flat brims, solid colors such as chocolate brown, deep crimson and aubergine, and braided leather or metal-chain hatbands. In Uruguay the technique is documented through Lana Mara, a workshop founded during the COVID-19 pandemic whose founders learned from hat-making instructors in several countries, 'dando lugar a diferentes estrategias y técnicas en el trabajo artesanal' (giving rise to different strategies and techniques in the artisanal work).
Risk level: Vulnerable · Not Applicable — no UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage inscription exists for this craft at time of writing
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