Historical Records of Artisanal Trades in 40 Colombian Municipalities

Historial Memorias de Oficio records official memoranda for 11 traditional artisanal trades practiced by 23 groups, including 18 indigenous and 5 Afro-Colombian communities, across 40 municipalities in 17 departments. The data is the result of research initiated in 2016 and is updated annually to strengthen knowledge of the trades' social and cultural contexts. It is hosted by the Colombian open data portal www.datos.gov.co.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the geographic distribution of specific OFICIO (trades) across DEPARTAMENTO and MUNICIPIO.
• Studying the association between ETNIA (ethnicity) and traditional PRODUCTO (products).
• Tracking the documentation or activity of trades over AÑO (year) to observe temporal trends.
• Linking to source documents via the CENDAR LINK: column for qualitative research.

Strengths

• Covers 40 municipalities across 17 departments, providing a multi-regional view.
• Documents 11 distinct artisanal trades from 23 traditional groups.
• Includes specific ethnic group data for 18 indigenous and 5 Afro-Colombian communities.
• Research has been conducted annually since 2016, suggesting ongoing data collection.

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, limiting suitability assessment for large-scale analysis.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Colombian open data portal).

Collection Method

Research documents (official memoranda) concluded from an investigation.

Time Range

Research initiated in 2016, with annual updates.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:25:06; freshness should be verified.

Geography

40 municipalities within 17 departments of Colombia.