Santa Maria
SĂŁo Miguel
Terceira
Graciosa
SĂŁo Jorge
Pico
Faial
Flores
Corvo
Real Estate
Handicraft
Handicraft
Scrimshaw
Works made ​​of bone and whale tooth.
Ceramics
Common in San Miguel, in the village of Lagoa.
Miolo de Figueira
Work from fig tree pith.
Embroidery
Beautiful pieces of artwork
The Azorean archipelago, with its rich history and many traditions, is known for its arts and handicrafts. Artisan have saved and developed their workmanship techniques through the centuries.
Due to their isolated location Azorean craftsmen use primarily raw materials such as wood, fish scales, whale bone and teeth, basalt, hydrangea, piths, potter's earth and corn leaves.
Particularly noteworthy are the colorful pottery of Lagoa (SĂŁo Miguel), the embroideries and lace (Sao Miguel, Terceira, Pico and Faial), the counterpanes (Sao Jorge and Terceira), the delicate works in fig tree woods, fish scales and wheat straw (Faial) and the scrimshaws, works of art carved from the teeth and jaws of the sperm whale (Pico, Terceira, SĂŁo Miguel and Faial).
