A COUNTRY KEPT IN USEFUL THINGS
The Ethnographic Museum reads Cabo Verde through work, material and repetition.
Agriculture, fishing, weaving, basketry and pottery are not decorative categories here. They are ways the islands solved daily life—and a better starting point for understanding an object than the souvenir shelf.
LOOK FOR THE WORK INSIDE THE OBJECT
A tool carries the pressure of a hand. A basket carries the dimensions of what it once held. Cloth records fibre, weather, patience and exchange. Read function first and beauty becomes more exact.
The museum sits on Rua 5 de Julho in Plateau. Confirm current opening conditions before setting out; institutional hours can change.
COLLECTIONWork, domestic life and island material culture
PLACERua 5 de Julho · Plateau
PAIR WITHA walk through Plateau
