Itig'a: conectando o passado ao presente Munduruku

Abstract

An object carries within itself signs of the individuality of the person who made it, as well as indications of past uses, and can also announce relationships that existed on a broader scale in the past. Objects can further help us understand the context in which they are -- and in which they will be – inserted for the years to come while they can be seen and remembered. The present work traces the itinerary of funerary urns taken from Munduruku territories, in different situations. To this end, I used letters composed by the Munduruku people, academic research that describes the territorial struggles of the Munduruku people, technical reports and interviews with archaeologists and indigenous people about the Itig'a. In this way I sought to investigate the connections between archaeological material culture and traditional territory. Reflections built throughout this process of research will directly influence future actions related to the conservation, restoration and safeguarding of the Itig’a excavated in Sawre Muybu village between 2014 and 2015.