Videos by Andrey Matusovskiy
The traditional seasonal celebration of pequi among the indigena wauja, which is held during the ... more The traditional seasonal celebration of pequi among the indigena wauja, which is held during the period (october-november) of ripening of the fruit of caryocar brasiliens, or pequi tree, is a ceremonial cycle whose symbolic significance is closely linked to the mythological notions of the people. This video was shot by Andrey Matusovskiy during a stay among the indigena wauja (Brazil, Mato Grosso, Xingu indigenous park, Piyulaga, november 2013). 3 views
Papers by Andrey Matusovskiy
Etnograficheskoe obozrenie, 2024
The article examines rock paintings in a cave in Cerro Aci, a sacred place of indigenous peoples ... more The article examines rock paintings in a cave in Cerro Aci, a sacred place of indigenous peoples living in the Cananari river basin, a left tributary of the Apaporis (Colombia, Vaupes department). Residents of the nearby multi-ethnic community, where taiwano, cabiyari and tatuyo live together but taiwano predominate, consider the cave in Cerro Aci to be the first maloka – a communal dwelling, the home of the Master of animals, one of the key characters in the traditional religion of the autochthonous population of the Vaupes region. Research interest in this object of ancient rock art is due to the lack of scientific information about it. I record the location of rock paintings in the interior of the sacred
cave, describe them, analyze the interpretation of the symbolism of rock paintings proposed by taiwano informants, and evaluate the possibility of determining the ethnic identification of this object. I further compare the pictorial motifs of the sacred cave in Cerro Aci and another nearby rock art monument, Cerro Morocco. Special attention is paid to changes in the attitude of indigenous peoples of the region toward giving the strangers access to sacred places, such as the dwelling of the Master of animals in
Cerro Aci.
Ritos del ciclo anual en la Amazonía colombiana
Anthropos, 2022
Chagra
Научно-образовательный портал "Большая российская энциклопедия"
Yucuna people
Общенациональный интерактивный энциклопедический портал "Знания", 2022
Mapulawá
Общенациональный интерактивный энциклопедический портал "Знания", 2022
Social system of the Uaupés
Общенациональный интерактивный энциклопедический портал "Знания", 2022
The Yukuna of the Miritiparana River: Aspects of Cultural Transbordering
Этнографическое обозрение, 2019
Etnografia, 2021
этнографический анализ мифологии мацэс (или майоруна), паноязычной группы, расселенной в перуанск... more этнографический анализ мифологии мацэс (или майоруна), паноязычной группы, расселенной в перуанской и бразильской Амазонии, открывает возможности для понимания межэтнических контактов в области верхнего течения реки Жавари (Якуираны). Материалы по мифологии мацэс позволяют проследить некоторые аспекты их этнической истории, в частности использование различных элементов бытовой и духовной культуры. Значительное сходство сюжетов обнаруживается в мифологии мацэс и их паноязычных соседей-марубо и матис, некоторые общие мотивы прослеживаются также в фольклоре кашинауа и мацэс. Мацэс-опытные охотники, много, долго и с удовольствием путешествующие по лесу. В их фольклоре важное место занимают рассказы о лесных духах, ассоциирующихся, как правило, с определенными видами животных. В охотничьих историях и повествованиях о лесных духах можно найти отголоски различных мифологических сюжетов. Складывается впечатление, что сегодня мифология мацэс постепенно трансформируется в фольклорные истории, обретающие различные формы. В исторической ретроспективе прошлое мацэс могут описать примерно до середины XIX в. К мифам мы можем отнести лишь единичные образцы устного творчества мацэс. Вероятно, причина тому-не столько влияние христианских миссионеров, сколько характерная черта культуры мацэс, связанная с включением в их социум инородных культурных элементов.
Masato
Общенациональный интерактивный энциклопедический портал "Знания"
Curiara
Общенациональный интерактивный энциклопедический портал "Знания"
Yucuna Dance of the Dolls
Общенациональный интерактивный энциклопедический портал "Знания"
Urucú
Общенациональный интерактивный энциклопедический портал "Знания"
Piaroa people
Общенациональный интерактивный энциклопедический портал "Знания"
Yopo
Общенациональный интерактивный энциклопедический портал "Знания"
Farinha
Общенациональный интерактивный энциклопедический портал "Знания"
Pets of Indigenous Groups of Amazonia and Orinocia: Relationships between Humans and Animals
Этнографическое обозрение, 2018
The Last Maloca: Transformation of the Communal Dwelling’s Sociocultural Role among the Matsés of Peru
Etnograficheskoe obozrenie, 2019
Until the period of peaceful contacts with the Peruvian society in the late 1960s and early 1970s... more Until the period of peaceful contacts with the Peruvian society in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Matsés lived in communal houses — maloca — collective dwellings, in which in the recent past all members of one group were usually located. In the following decades, the tradition of constructing maloca among the Matsés was almost completely lost. Today, most Peruvian Matsés are concentrated in villages with a scattered layout and live in huts designed to house individual families. In the collective memory of Matsés, a special attitude is still maintained towards the maloca as a construction type and space that marks their ethnic and cultural identity. However, to what extent do these ideas correspond to the previous perceptions of communal housing in the society of Matsés? In Peru, there remains only one group of Matsés continuing to live in maloca. Why did these people make such a choice, preferring maloca to modern types of settlements? The article analyzes the dynamics of the internal and external social and cultural relations of this group, which helps us trace the transformation of the sociocultural role of the communal dwelling among the Peruvian Matsés.
Moitará
Общенациональный интерактивный энциклопедический портал "Знания"
Anthropos, 2022
The rite of the yurupari is typical of representatives of the indigenous groups that are part of ... more The rite of the yurupari is typical of representatives of the indigenous groups that are part of the sociocultural community of Vaupes. Yurupari is the seasonal ritual. In the annual cycle of the indigenous groups in which it exists, the yurupari is linked to the maturation of certain types of fruits or fruits of peach palm (Guilielma speciosa Mart). Yucuna, who live in the southern limit of the area of the propagation of the Vaupés culture, have their own characteristic ritual, which they call the dance of dolls. Yucuna informants say that the doll dance is a rite of yurupari. Why do the Yucuna seek to designate the dance of dolls as the yurupari? Why do they need it and why is it important for them? The anthropologist still has many questions to consider. The article is based on an analysis of the field materials received by the speaker during a visit to barasana in 2014 and Yucuna in 2015, living in the Colombian Amazonia.
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cave, describe them, analyze the interpretation of the symbolism of rock paintings proposed by taiwano informants, and evaluate the possibility of determining the ethnic identification of this object. I further compare the pictorial motifs of the sacred cave in Cerro Aci and another nearby rock art monument, Cerro Morocco. Special attention is paid to changes in the attitude of indigenous peoples of the region toward giving the strangers access to sacred places, such as the dwelling of the Master of animals in
Cerro Aci.