Grafismo indígena
Subtitle: estudos de antropologia estética
By: Lux Vidal (organizadora) ; Anne-Marie Pessis e Niéde Guidon ... [et al.].
Contributors: Vidal, Lux Boelitz, 1930-; Pessis, Anne-Marie.; Guidon, Niéde.
Publisher: Studio Nobel; FAPESP; Edusp
Published: 1992
Place of publication: São Paulo, SP
Language: por
Number of pages: 296
Subjects: Indian art -- Brazil.; Indians of South America -- Brazil -- Costume.; Body marking -- Brazil.; Face painting -- Brazil.; Rock paintings -- Brazil.; Symbolism in art -- Brazil.
Description: "Beautifully illustrated and well-organized collection of 15 articles by Brazilian ethnologists and specialists deals with such questions as interpretation of prehistoric rock art, artistic expression of mythological themes, hallucinogenic art, body painting and its relation to sociocultural symbolism, and tradition and innovation in the context of historical change. A major theoretical and methodological contribution to the interpretation of indigenous art forms and, more generally, to the anthropology of esthetics"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.