economy
diciembre 28, 2025
El carriel sampedreño, la rara artesanía que salvaron de la extinción
Después de escuchar —apenas— la superficie de la historia, le digo sorprendido: —Entonces, es como si una especie extinta hubiera vuelto a la vida... ...
TL;DR
- The Agudelo family, renowned for their generations-long dedication to crafting the Antioquian carriel, successfully revived the nearly extinct 'carriel sampedreño'.
- This particular carriel style, distinct from the more common Jericoano version, had not been produced for over fifty years.
- The family's research involved tracing historical information and physical remnants to accurately reconstruct the craft.
- Artesanías de Colombia and the First Lady's office supported the Agudelo family's revitalization project.
- The project identified key figures from the past, Luis Enrique Piedrahita Tobón and Alfonso Muñoz Arango, who were instrumental in the carriel sampedreño's history.
- Ángela Milena Pérez Múnera, a new artisan from San Pedro, was inspired to learn the craft and began producing the carriel in its original town.
- Her successful revival of the carriel sampedreño in San Pedro marks the completion of the revival initiated by the Agudelo family.
- The renewed interest in the carriel sampedreño has led to orders and a burgeoning local industry involving various artisans.
- There is ongoing research suggesting the carriel sampedreño might be even older than previously thought, dating back to the early 1800s.