Contribution to the understanding of religion and variations in the material culture of the Kashuiéna Indians
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2448-1750.revmae.2021.182695Keywords:
Cachorro river, Katxuyana, material culture, S, Shamanism, Guianas, clothingAbstract
Written in a posthumous tribute to the former director of the Goeldi Museum (Walter Albergo Eglers), in this text Polykrates presents general information not only about the Indians then named Kashuiéna, but also outlines the panorama of the other peoples and their distribution through the Trombetas-Mapuera-Nhamundá interfluvium and border with then English Guiana. Then he describes aspects of the Kashuiéna's ritual life, based on the information obtained during their stays in the region, directly with piases (shamans) of that group, and also briefly discusses some items of material culture and clothing (and then in use), men and women, with an emphasis on male pen cases and female skirts (of fibers and beads).
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