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Traditionally, artisans used naturally and indigenously occurring materials, and objects were created to be used, not just to be displayed. As such, the border between art and craft is not always clearly defined. Crafts were needed by all strata of society and became increasingly sophisticated in their design and execution. Craft had close ties to folk art, but developed into fine art, with a number of aesthetic schools of thought, such as , arising. Craftsmen and women therefore became artisans

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