Textiles and archaeological objects: different ways of creating meaning in relation to heritage

Abstract

When, from the social sciences, we inquired about the articulation between State and society the complexity of the problem seems to exceed any approach. However, here we will focus on how certain regulations and state policies acquire and deploy meanings in the subjects’ daily lives. We specifically propose a dialogue between two anthropological research: on the one hand fieldwork with textiles / weavers and, on the other hand, the archaeological heritage in the department Iglesia, Province of San Juan. Analyze both perspectives in relationship, will also allow two different ways of constructing meaning in relation to heritage and some reflections about methodology and gender.