Mixed worlds, segregated spaces: material culture, mestizaje and segmentation in the Aldeia site in Santarém (PA)

Authors

  • Luís Claudio Pereira Symanski Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas; Departamento de Sociologia e Antropologia
  • Denise Maria Cavalcante Gomes Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Museu Nacional; Departamento de Antropologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-47142012000200003

Keywords:

Material culture, Identities, Cultural exchanges, Mestizage, Amazon, Santarém Archaeology

Abstract

This article discusses the processes of cultural exchange between Portuguese, Portuguese-Brazilian, Amerindians, and mestizos based on the analysis of the material culture from households of Santarém (PA), occupied during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries,. Although these social groups manipulated material culture aiming to express different values, related to hierarchy, social segmentation, and affirmation of identities, ambiguity also characterizes these assemblages. This material ambiguity informs about the mixtures of both practices and cultural references that brought about the building of a mestizo society.

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Published

2012-12-01

Issue

Section

Material Culture Studies

How to Cite

SYMANSKI, Luís Claudio Pereira; GOMES, Denise Maria Cavalcante. Mixed worlds, segregated spaces: material culture, mestizaje and segmentation in the Aldeia site in Santarém (PA) . Anais do Museu Paulista: História e Cultura Material, São Paulo, v. 20, n. 2, p. 053–090, 2012. DOI: 10.1590/S0101-47142012000200003. Disponível em: https://www.periodicos.usp.br/anaismp/article/view/53557.. Acesso em: 19 may. 2024.