The ethnographic expeditions and their importance in the development of artisanship in Moldavian SSR

The artistic crafts practiced in the Romanian space maintain the experience and knowledge gathered over time, being found in contemporary culture due to the original pieces made with virtuosity by artisans. The purpose of the article is to reflect the importance of ethnographic expeditions and to register the authentic pieces. We set out to examine textiles, clothing items that are part of traditional and bridal costumes, which were identified based on ethnographic expeditions and became a valuable source of study for today’s researchers, as well as an important source of inspiration for folk artisans. For the first time, in the scientific circuit was introduced unique information, regarding the ethnographic expeditions organized by the collaborators of the Association of Popular Artistic Crafts “Artizana”, which documented authentic pieces in the northern, central and southern areas. Thanks to their efforts, today we have documented and maintained a substantial part of the cultural heritage, which allows us to reconstruct the traditional costume in different localities. Based on the documented information, we reiterate the importance of ethnological expeditions and field research by using contemporary study methods