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Artist Turuza Waujá’s Story
2018/09/20
The
artist, resident of the Piyulaga
village, told us about learning the art of stool-making and of his motivations.“My name
is Tsiuya Turuza
Waujá, I am an artist of the Waujá people, which belongs to the Aruak
linguistic fami...
Get to Know Artist Kulikyrda Mehinaku
2018/09/06
To the people that don’t speak the Mehinaku indigenous language,
Kulikyrda presents himself as Stive. Born in 1985, Stive is not only an artist,
but also an agroecology technician and an indigenous health agent. He has also been
...
Find Out More about Kayeb, the Mythic Stool
2018/07/18
One stool that stands out in the exhibition
is the Kayeb, one of the two in the show to represent a mythic animal, not an
animal from nature. A great entity in the Palikur culture, the Kayeb — in
English, “Great Cosmic Snake” — i...
