A cerâmica Wai Wai: modos de fazer do passado e do presente

Abstract

In this monograph I present a description and reflection on the ways that women of the Wai Wai people make ceramics actually in the Mapuera Village, Trombetas River, in Oriximiná (PA), and compare it with bibliographical historical records of the early twentieth century. The goal is to understand what are the changes and continuities in this technical production after contact with evangelical missionaries, conversion to christianity and consequently increased contact with non-indigenous peoples. This research was made from ethnographic and ethnoarchaeological survey, through interviews, participant observation and audiovisual record. The results we obtained demonstrate that the historical record made by non-indigenous researchers was not complete and we also noted that there were some technical changes.