TY - JOUR KW - Arte Têxtil KW - Herança Indígena KW - Herencia Indígena KW - Historia Regional KW - História Regional KW - Indigenous heritage KW - intangible heritage KW - patrimonio intangible KW - patrimônio intangível KW - Regional History KW - Social Valuation KW - Tejeduría KW - Textile Art KW - Valoración Social KW - Valorização Social AU - Victoria Pedrotta AU - Mariela Tancredi AU - Mercedes Mariano AU - María Endere AB - New theoretical perspectives concerning cultural heritage have broadened its scope and have led to value intangible heritage as a source of diversity, identity and creativity as well as a way to recognize the practices and knowledge of individuals and groups involved. In this context, the article presents the case of Ercilia Moreira de Cestac, a recently deceased descendant of Manuel Grande´s indigenous tribe. She devoted her life to preserve and reproduce ancestral knowledge and techniques concerning textile art. For this reason she was declared “living heritage person” of the city of Azul and “living cultural heritage” of the province of Buenos Aires. This paper aims to analyze and discuss the challenges that the “unique” character of her testimony presents to regional intangible heritage, as well as the complexity and richness of the social valuation processes involved. M1 - 1 N2 - New theoretical perspectives concerning cultural heritage have broadened its scope and have led to value intangible heritage as a source of diversity, identity and creativity as well as a way to recognize the practices and knowledge of individuals and groups involved. In this context, the article presents the case of Ercilia Moreira de Cestac, a recently deceased descendant of Manuel Grande´s indigenous tribe. She devoted her life to preserve and reproduce ancestral knowledge and techniques concerning textile art. For this reason she was declared “living heritage person” of the city of Azul and “living cultural heritage” of the province of Buenos Aires. This paper aims to analyze and discuss the challenges that the “unique” character of her testimony presents to regional intangible heritage, as well as the complexity and richness of the social valuation processes involved. SP - 91 EP - 112 TI - Tejiendo saberes. Patrimonio intangible, identidad y valoración social: el caso de Ercilia Cestac UR - http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1851-96282013000100007&lang=es VL - 34 SN - 1851-9628 ER -