La Cuisine de la Malocca
Temporary maloca structure by Albert Frisch, La Cuisine de la Malocca,
Tabatinga, about 1867, Albumen silver print, The J Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Introduction
This page focuses on the Indigenous people of Brazil, primarily the Kaingang Southern Jê, Ticuna, and Makuna tribes. While the resources provided are centered on the architecture and design practices present in these communities, we also give information about the current political and social issues affecting these Indigenous people with the belief that these issues are in conversation with the architectural and design practices. The section “Accessing Materials” offers tips and information about searching for additional resources about the subject.
Accessing Materials
Some useful initial key words to use for searching for articles or books in the catalogue are:
- Indigenous + Brazil
- Makuna + Brazil
- Ticuna + Brazil
- Brazilian Architecture
- Architecture + Mapuche
- Architecture + Indigenous + Brazil
- Vernacular Architecture + Brazil
Since many resources may be in Portuguese, it may be useful to try these key words in Portuguese as well. For example:
- Indígena + Brasil
- Arquitetura + Indígena + Brasil
Publications
Infinite Span: 90 Years of Brazilian Architecture by Call Number: Stacks 724.6 In32ISBN: 9783037785898Publication Date: 2019-07-23
Arquitectura indígena: los Tukano. by Call Number: Q. 980.3 R61A
Julia Watson. lo--TEK. Design by Radical Indigenism by Call Number: Reserves 720.47 W334lISBN: 9783836578189Publication Date: 2019-12-13
- The Northwestern Amazon Malocas: Craft Now and ThenFrom "Journal of Material Culture." Written by Maria Paz Gutierrez.
- Native Architecture: A Study on the Coverage Structure of the Underground Houses of Southern Je People-BrazilFrom "Archaeologies: Journal of the World Archaeological Congress." By Luciane Massaro De Marque, Alex Carvalho Brino, Marcos Rogerio Kreutz, Jones Fiegenbaum, and Neli Galarce Machado
- Monumental burials and memorial feasting: An example from the southern Brazilian highlandsFrom "Antiquity." Written by Jose Iriarte , J. Christopher Gillam, and Oscar Marozzi.
- The Cultural Marks Of Places In The Memory Of The Kaingang EldersFrom "Pixo Revista de Arquitetura Cidade e Contemporaneidade." Written by Fernanda Machado Dill and Vanessa Goulart Dorneles.
Multimedia
"Exploitation in the Amazon" from The New Yorker Radio Hour