FRAGMENTS' DISCOURSE: SOCIAL COSMOLOGY AND ALTERITY IN PRE-COLONIAL GUARANI POTTERY

Authors

  • Adriana Schmidt Dias UFRGS
  • Mariana Neumann
  • Rodrigo Montero
  • Marilise Moscardini Passos
  • Pedro Meirelles
  • Roberta Porto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-6524.5977

Keywords:

Cultura material, arqueologia Guarani, arqueologia sul brasileira, análise cerâmica, cerâmica Guarani pintada.

Abstract

According to the 16th century ethno historical documents, Guarani pottery decoration and formal variability were related to distinct kinds of vessel's use and painted pottery was used mainly in ritual situations. We analyze archaeological pottery collections from Rio Grande do Sul North shore and Norwest region, seeking to explore the relationship between graphic patterns and distinct functional types of vessels, as well the regional and/or chronological stylistic variation of the sample. In the case study here presented, we suggest that painted pottery has high potential for the analysis of issues related to pre-colonial Guarani alterity and their social cosmological universe.

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Published

2008-12-31

How to Cite

DIAS, Adriana Schmidt; NEUMANN, Mariana; MONTERO, Rodrigo; PASSOS, Marilise Moscardini; MEIRELLES, Pedro; PORTO, Roberta. FRAGMENTS’ DISCOURSE: SOCIAL COSMOLOGY AND ALTERITY IN PRE-COLONIAL GUARANI POTTERY. Espaço Ameríndio, Porto Alegre, v. 2, n. 2, p. 5, 2008. DOI: 10.22456/1982-6524.5977. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/EspacoAmerindio/article/view/5977. Acesso em: 16 sep. 2026.

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