THE NATURAL DYES EXTRACTED IN SÃO JOÃO DE CÔRTES, ALCÂNTARA, MARANHÃO: AN APPROACH ORIENTED TO SUSTAINABLE DESIGN<p>Os Corantes Naturais Extraídos em São João de Cortex, Alcantara, Maranhão: Uma Abordagem Orientada para o Design Sustentável

Abstract

This article discusses the obtainment of natural dyes in São João de Côrtes, Alcântara, Maranhão, extracted from annatto (Bixa Orellana), serrette (Byrsonima Basiloba), red mangrove (Rhizophora Mangle), saffron (Curcuma Longa), genipap (Genipa Americana) and wild indigo (Indigofera Suffruticosa). As an objective, this article proposes a course to discuss aspects of territorial design and to investigate the processes of obtaining the natural dyes from the aforementioned community, emphasizing sustainability. As far as methods, there is a description of the traditional techniques used by residents of the said village for the production of natural dyes, forming a qualitative research with an ethnographic approach which features interaction with the community through interviews with indirect questions, footage and photographs.

Keywords

• Sustainability
• Natural dyes
• Territorial design
• Identity