Amazonian Exchanges
Txema's Lessons With Outboard Engines, Mosquito Nets and Images
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5813034 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barbara M Arisi (0000-0001-7560-9636, University of Bucharest, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 173-190 |
| Publication date | 2012-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of Social Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2069-8267 • E-ISSN: 2069-8534 |
| Publisher | De Gruyter Open (PUBLISHER • PL) |
| DOI | 10.1515/irsr-2012-0012 |
| OpenAlex | W2562024036 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
This article provides an ethnographic analysis of lessons given by an Amazonian Indian elder called Txema concerning transactions of objects and images. Txema has lived until 1978 in the Amazon as a hunter and farmer in very small communities spread in the forest mainly avoiding conflict with non-indigenous people. The Matis established contact with the Brazilians in 1978 and now Txema deals with British TV crews and researchers. This paper brings detailed information on how Txema transacts many objects like outboard engines and mosquito nets for images and care. Values are discussed in those transactions. Drawing an ethnographic description as the way to achieve reflection, this paper tries to show a close approach to what kind of transformation a lot of industrialized objects provoke in an indigenous community. Material culture exchanges are closely related to values and Txema teaches us what is valuable for this elder Amazonian man
Amazon rainforest · Amazonian · Ethnography · Indigenous · Reflection · Reflection (computer programming · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Computer Science · Ecology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |