This paper proposes an aesthetic analysis methodology in partnership with artisans of the Network of Favela Museum of Rio de Janeiro (MUF) from the material produced and marketed by the Network. The research conducts collaborative workshops to create the Exhibition Women Warriors 2013 with the artisans of MUF. This establishes a dialog with the concepts of Memory, Material Culture and Educational Language of Things by Pier Paolo Pasolini in conjunction with the methodology of Participatory Design. All process steps have been built by residents and researchers involved through the lectures and hands-on workshop in which we question the idea of a local visual identity. The data have shown that the active participation of residents for construction of a proper language turns them into potential multipliers of local activities. This emphasizes their knowledge of the material culture of the community involved.