A notebook.
Your findings.

Up to six proposals of Cabeceiras, in your own order, to do it at home, in company or on a break.

2 de 6 propostas escolhidas · faça-as ao seu ritmo.

PROPOSTA 1 DE 2 · Travel through time

Try observing

Gondiães and Vilar de Cunhas · memory and landscape

A house with three granaries

At Casa de Chouzas, three 19th-century granaries stand alongside the manor house highlighted by the municipality. The group connects two functions: living and storing the harvest. Rather than looking only at the main house, it is worth recognising the importance of buildings supporting agriculture. The introduction to Vilar de Cunhas places this heritage in a landscape of plateau and mountain, shaped by farming and pastoralism. House and granaries can be read in that working context, although the source does not detail each property’s production. The house’s dating is less firm: the municipality presents it as perhaps 19th-century, while assigning the granaries to the 19th century. That difference should remain visible. The photograph accompanying the reading shows the portal, not the three granaries. The heritage reference does not confirm access to the group.

Vamos experimentar?

1. Look at the photo of the portal and list only the elements you can see.
2. Compared to the three granaries mentioned in the text: what depends on the written description?
3. Imagine a caption that distinguishes the frame of the photograph from the remaining patrimonial set.

An activity to try at your own pace, without collecting specimens.

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Sources of this proposal

• Municipality — Gondiães e Vilar de Cunhas, landscape, heritage and craftsConsultation/revision: 2026-11-07

My findings

An idea, a drawing or a question to go on.

PROPOSTA 2 DE 2 · Crafts and memories

Draws an object to carry

Crafts · Outeiro

Baskets that hold knowledge

The municipal description highlights Outeiro’s basketry. Baskets, shallow trays and large carrying baskets recall handmade answers to everyday needs. In April 2025, the report on the Artes e Ofícios exhibition at Casa do Tempo identified Joaquim Leite’s relatives as the representatives of basketry. The exhibition brought this skill together with clog making, tinsmithing, linen and wool. This records that initiative; it does not indicate an exhibition currently open. A basket can be read through its function: the opening allows filling, the base supports the load and the handle helps carry it. Compare two examples without assigning a use from appearance alone. An old photograph, a user’s memory or a maker’s explanation may reveal whether they stored, carried or displayed products.

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Vamos experimentar?

1. Choose something everyday you need to carry: bread, clothing or small objects.
2. Draw an imagined basket and think of the base, the opening and the way to hold it.
3. Compare your proposal to someone else: what would change if the content were different?

Drawing exercise inspired by the function of baskets; does not teach a traditional technique of basketry.

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Sources of this proposal

• Municipality — crafts and services of the parishesConsultation/revision: 2026-11-07
• Municipality — Arts and Crafts at Casa do Tempo, news of 14/04/2025Consultation/revision: 2026-11-07

My findings

An idea, a drawing or a question to go on.