The world of beads among Upper Xingu Matipu
“Young girls just want to make necklaces and bracelets,” Kui told me, referring to her daughters' lack of interest in other techniques and materials used for the production of traditional artifacts in Alto Xingu (MT), such as braiding with buriti, employed to make mats and nets. Centered among...
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| description | “Young girls just want to make necklaces and bracelets,” Kui told me, referring to her daughters' lack of interest in other techniques and materials used for the production of traditional artifacts in Alto Xingu (MT), such as braiding with buriti, employed to make mats and nets. Centered among the Matipu people, speakers of a variant of the Karib language, this paper aims to reflect on the protagonism of kolar-making activity1, especially shared among women in the village of Ngahünga. Whether mediating relationships in their own daily lives (between women or between women and men), or in foreign networks (with whites and other non-Xingu Indians), producing beads with beads is an activity in which women mostly spend much of their time, creativity, work, interest and aspirations. Through production, sale, and their own gift-giving system, women lock their relationships in and out of the Xingu Indigenous Territory (TIX). Currently, many attend events and fairs of indigenous culture, participate in the Xinguana and indigenous national militancy, go to the city to settle various subjects or simply "walk", as they say. At such times, as with body paintings, they construct and transform their own visual repertoires, conformed to their creations: they extend references to motifs and combinations, include the use of new colors and textures - and thus produce their own forms of sociality. Interest is thus focused on the materials, techniques and repertoire of graphic motifs, analyzed through field research conducted between 2015 and 2017 at TIX. Finally, by looking also at creations among Xinguan men, we seek to discuss more broadly the potentialities of productions with the accounts to inform us about the individual trajectories and the latest political developments in the dynamics. of differentiation between people and peoples in Alto Xingu.
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| spelling | ojs-article-134882021-09-22T16:07:42Z The world of beads among Upper Xingu Matipu El mundo de las cuentas entre los Matipu del Alto Xingu O mundo das miçangas entre os Matipu do Alto Xingu Leite, Gabriela Aguillar Leite, Gabriela Aguillar Leite, Gabriela Aguillar Etnología Indígena Artes Ameríndias Pueblo Matipu Alto Xingu Grafismo Cuentas de Vidrio Indigenous ethnology Amerindian arts Matipu people Upper Xingu Graphics Beads Etnologia indígena Artes ameríndias Povo Matipu Alto Xingu Grafismos Miçangas “Young girls just want to make necklaces and bracelets,” Kui told me, referring to her daughters' lack of interest in other techniques and materials used for the production of traditional artifacts in Alto Xingu (MT), such as braiding with buriti, employed to make mats and nets. Centered among the Matipu people, speakers of a variant of the Karib language, this paper aims to reflect on the protagonism of kolar-making activity1, especially shared among women in the village of Ngahünga. Whether mediating relationships in their own daily lives (between women or between women and men), or in foreign networks (with whites and other non-Xingu Indians), producing beads with beads is an activity in which women mostly spend much of their time, creativity, work, interest and aspirations. Through production, sale, and their own gift-giving system, women lock their relationships in and out of the Xingu Indigenous Territory (TIX). Currently, many attend events and fairs of indigenous culture, participate in the Xinguana and indigenous national militancy, go to the city to settle various subjects or simply "walk", as they say. At such times, as with body paintings, they construct and transform their own visual repertoires, conformed to their creations: they extend references to motifs and combinations, include the use of new colors and textures - and thus produce their own forms of sociality. Interest is thus focused on the materials, techniques and repertoire of graphic motifs, analyzed through field research conducted between 2015 and 2017 at TIX. Finally, by looking also at creations among Xinguan men, we seek to discuss more broadly the potentialities of productions with the accounts to inform us about the individual trajectories and the latest political developments in the dynamics. of differentiation between people and peoples in Alto Xingu. "Las niñas sólo quieren hacer collares y pulseras", me dijo Kui, refiriéndose al desinterés que mostraron sus hijas por otras técnicas y materiales, como el trenzado con el buriti, tradicionalmente utilizado para la producción de artefactos entre los pueblos del Xingú, o en otras palabras, entre los diez pueblos indígenas que forman parte del sistema multiétnico y multilingüe del Alto Xingú (MT). Tomando la frase como hilo conductor y centrada en la aldea Ngahünga del pueblo Xinguan Matipu, busco reflexionar sobre el protagonismo de la actividad de hacer kolar especialmente entre las mujeres de la aldea. Ya sea mediando relaciones en su propia vida cotidiana (entre mujeres o entre mujeres y hombres), mediando la inserción en redes locales más allá de Ngahünga (con otros Xinguans) o en redes extranjeras (con blancos y otros indígenas no Xinguans), producir decoraciones con las cuentas es una actividad en la que las mujeres Matipu emplean mucho de su tiempo, creatividad, trabajo, interés, socialidad y aspiraciones. Con este artículo propongo una mirada a los materiales, las técnicas y los repertorios de motivos gráficos, seleccionados a partir de un recorte de mi investigación etnográfica desarrollada dentro del programa de maestría, entre 2015 y 2018, y una discusión, junto con la bibliografía regional, sobre las potencialidades de las producciones con los relatos para informarnos sobre las trayectorias individuales y los desarrollos políticos más recientes en las dinámicas de producción y diferenciación de las personas y los pueblos del Alto Xingu. “As jovens só querem fazer colares e pulseiras” – disse-me Kui, referindo-se ao desinteresse que suas filhas demonstravam por outras técnicas e materiais utilizados para a produção de artefatos tradicionais no Alto Xingu (MT), como o trançado com o buriti, empregado para fazer esteiras e redes. Centrado entre o povo Matipu, falantes de uma variante da língua karib, este trabalho pretende refletir acerca do protagonismo da atividade de fazer kolar, especialmente compartilhada entre as mulheres da aldeia de Ngahünga. Seja mediando relações em seu próprio cotidiano (entre mulheres ou entre mulheres e homens), seja em redes estrangeiras (com brancos e outros indígenas não xinguanos), produzir enfeites com as miçangas é uma atividade na qual sobretudo as mulheres empregam muito de seu tempo, criatividade, trabalho, interesse e aspirações. Através da produção, venda e de um sistema de dádiva próprio às contas, as mulheres travam suas relações dentro e fora do Território Indígena do Xingu (TIX). Atualmente, muitas frequentam eventos e feiras de cultura indígena, participam da militância xinguana e indígena nacional, vão à cidade resolver assuntos diversos ou simplesmente “passear”, como dizem. Nessas ocasiões, tal como ocorre com as pinturas corporais, elas constroem e transformam seus próprios repertórios visuais, conformados em suas criações: ampliam referências de motivos e combinações, incluem o uso de novas cores e texturas – e, com isso, produzem formas próprias de socialidade. O interesse se detém, assim, sobre os materiais, técnicas e os repertórios de motivos gráficos, analisados por meio de pesquisa em campo, realizada entre 2015 e 2017 no TIX. Busca-se, por fim, ao dirigir-se também o olhar para as criações entre os homens xinguanos, discutir de modo mais amplo as potencialidades das produções com as contas em nos informar a respeito das trajetórias individuais e dos desdobramentos políticos mais recentes nas dinâmicas de diferenciação entre pessoas e povos no Alto Xingu. 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| spellingShingle | Leite, Gabriela Aguillar Leite, Gabriela Aguillar Leite, Gabriela Aguillar Etnología Indígena Artes Ameríndias Pueblo Matipu Alto Xingu Grafismo Cuentas de Vidrio Indigenous ethnology Amerindian arts Matipu people Upper Xingu Graphics Beads Etnologia indígena Artes ameríndias Povo Matipu Alto Xingu Grafismos Miçangas The world of beads among Upper Xingu Matipu |
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| topic | Etnología Indígena Artes Ameríndias Pueblo Matipu Alto Xingu Grafismo Cuentas de Vidrio Indigenous ethnology Amerindian arts Matipu people Upper Xingu Graphics Beads Etnologia indígena Artes ameríndias Povo Matipu Alto Xingu Grafismos Miçangas |
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