Abstract

The Apinayé are a Brazilian indigenous ethnic group that live in a transition zone between the Cerrado and the Amazon. This study primarily aims to understand the meaning that art holds for Apinayé indigenous students at a Brazilian Indigenous School. We used an ethnographic research methodology, while also observing art classes and distributing open questionnaires to these students. The results showed that the arts produced by the indigenous people mostly refer to the body paintings and cultural artifacts they produce, such as necklaces made of beads, fans, coufo, and babassu coconuts, among others. In addition, the indigenous people characterize the Brazilian indigenous culture as something that is extremely significant for their lives, as art represents not only their reality but also their history, struggle, and resistance. Finally, the study suggests that the discipline of art in the indigenous school can help the students understand that the handicrafts they develop and the body painting, babassu coconut straw beds, and other artifacts they produce are also artistic and aesthetic objects that represent their story. Therefore, they are not dissociated from Brazilian art and culture.

摘要

该Apinayé是生活在之间的过渡区域中的巴西土著族群塞拉多和亚马逊。这项研究的主要目的是了解艺术对巴西土著学校的Apinayé土著学生的意义。我们使用了人种志研究方法，同时还观察了美术课并向这些学生分发了公开问卷。结果表明，土著人民生产的艺术品主要是指他们生产的人体彩绘和文化文物，例如由珠子，扇子，coufo制成的项链，巴西椰子等。此外，土著人民将巴西土著文化描述为对他们的生活极为重要的事物，因为艺术不仅代表着他们的现实，还代表着他们的历史，奋斗和抵抗。最后，研究表明，土著学校的艺术学科可以帮助学生理解他们开发的手工艺品以及人体彩绘，巴巴苏椰子草席以及他们生产的其他人工制品，它们也是代表他们故事的艺术和美学对象。因此，他们并没有脱离巴西的艺术和文化。