Handworks

/ˈhændwɝːks/ noun

Definition

Plural of handwork; items made by hand or work done manually without machine assistance.

Etymology

Plural of handwork, from hand + work; refers to items created through manual labor and skilled hand use.

Kelly Says

Museum collections of handworks show us what people valued and spent time on—they're time capsules of human priorities, revealing that we've always wanted beautiful things even when survival was uncertain.

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