Tükúna dance masks.

Authors

  • Orlando Sampaio-Silva Universidade de São Paulo. Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2448-1750.revmae.2000.109392

Keywords:

Indian art - Pictorial aesthetics - Masks - Ritual - Symbolism.

Abstract

The artistic paradigm of the Tiikuna Indians from the high Solimoes river is discussed in a study, which belongs to the field of Aesthetic Anthropology. We address the question of the researche involving pieces of a museum collection. Ritual Tiikuna masks from the MAE-USP collection are analyzed and presented, as well as interpreted in their symbolic meanings.

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Author Biography

  • Orlando Sampaio-Silva, Universidade de São Paulo. Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia
    Professor Titular de Antropologia, aposentado, da UFPA; pesquisador visitante no MAE/USP.

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Published

2000-12-22

Issue

No. 10 (2000)

Section

Studies in Archaeoacoustics and the use of digital technologies

License

Copyright (c) 2000 Orlando Sampaio-Silva

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How to Cite

SAMPAIO-SILVA, Orlando. Tükúna dance masks. Revista do Museu de Arqueologia e Etnologia, São Paulo, Brasil, n. 10, p. 271–288, 2000. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2448-1750.revmae.2000.109392. Disponível em: https://periodicos.usp.br/revmae/article/view/109392.. Acesso em: 26 jun. 2024.