Art and Shamanistic symbols in the Amazon

Although known for over a century, the so-called Amazonian stone idols still represent a category of indigenous artifacts without archaeological, historical and ethnographic context. This article represents the first formal assessment of the known samples and presents hypotheses about their function...

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Main Author: Antonio Porro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi 2010-04-01
Series:Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas
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Online Access:http://www.museu-goeldi.br/editora/bh/artigos/chv5n1_2010/arte(porro).pdf