Carvalho, Luís Mendonça deFernandes, Francisca MariaNozes, PaulaFigueira, Ana PaulaAlbuquerque, SaraNunes, Maria de Fátima2024-01-032024-01-032023-06-181547-3465PURE: 78896778PURE UUID: 0e5f1137-87c2-4c13-b6f9-8867cb075e5fScopus: 85176943075http://hdl.handle.net/10362/161878UIDB/04209/2020 UIDP/04209/2020The art made with white heartwood slices obtained from the young branches of the fig tree (Ficus carica L.) is found only in the Azores (Portugal). It probably began in the convents of nuns, during the XVII century, and soon after the secularization of these institutions continued to be done by artisans. This exquisite traditional art produces light and delicate pieces, and it is now kept by few artisans.6511485engCultural StudiesAnthropologyPlant ScienceNature and Landscape Conservationjournal article10.32859/era.26.67.1-6https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85176943075https://ethnobotanyjournal.org/index.php/era/article/view/5670