Ontology of the self and material culture: Arrow-making among the Awá hunter-gatherers (Brazil)

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González Ruibal, Alfredo; Hernando, Almudena; Politis, Gustavo Gabriel
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2010
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The Awá are a group of hunter–gatherers in transition to agriculture living in the Brazilian Amazon forest. After contact with mainstream society from the 1970s onwards, their culture, and especially their material culture, has undergone important transformations. Many traditional technologies and artifacts have been lost, especially those related to women. In this context, the persistence of arrow-making, although threatened by the spread of shotguns, is remarkable. During ethnoarchaeological work conducted between 2005 and 2009, we have been able to observe that the everyday making and use of arrows cannot be explained in neither functional nor symbolic terms alone. From our observations, we conclude that making and using arrows is indissolubly woven with the self of Awá men and, for that reason, we consider that only a relational-ontological approach can help us understand the deep relationship between men and arrows. Finally, we argue that the Awá case offers new possibilities to investigate technologies of the self in other non-modern societies.
Fil: González Ruibal, Alfredo. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; España
Fil: Hernando, Almudena. Universidad Complutense de Madrid; España
Fil: Politis, Gustavo Gabriel. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Arqueología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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Hunter-Gatherers
Symmetrical Archaeology
Relational Ontology
Identity
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Ontology of the self and material culture: Arrow-making among the Awá hunter-gatherers (Brazil)
title Ontology of the self and material culture: Arrow-making among the Awá hunter-gatherers (Brazil)
spellingShingle Ontology of the self and material culture: Arrow-making among the Awá hunter-gatherers (Brazil)
González Ruibal, Alfredo
Hunter-Gatherers
Symmetrical Archaeology
Relational Ontology
Identity
title_short Ontology of the self and material culture: Arrow-making among the Awá hunter-gatherers (Brazil)
title_full Ontology of the self and material culture: Arrow-making among the Awá hunter-gatherers (Brazil)
title_fullStr Ontology of the self and material culture: Arrow-making among the Awá hunter-gatherers (Brazil)
title_full_unstemmed Ontology of the self and material culture: Arrow-making among the Awá hunter-gatherers (Brazil)
title_sort Ontology of the self and material culture: Arrow-making among the Awá hunter-gatherers (Brazil)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv González Ruibal, Alfredo
Hernando, Almudena
Politis, Gustavo Gabriel
author González Ruibal, Alfredo
author_facet González Ruibal, Alfredo
Hernando, Almudena
Politis, Gustavo Gabriel
author_role author
author2 Hernando, Almudena
Politis, Gustavo Gabriel
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Hunter-Gatherers
Symmetrical Archaeology
Relational Ontology
Identity
topic Hunter-Gatherers
Symmetrical Archaeology
Relational Ontology
Identity
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The Awá are a group of hunter–gatherers in transition to agriculture living in the Brazilian Amazon forest. After contact with mainstream society from the 1970s onwards, their culture, and especially their material culture, has undergone important transformations. Many traditional technologies and artifacts have been lost, especially those related to women. In this context, the persistence of arrow-making, although threatened by the spread of shotguns, is remarkable. During ethnoarchaeological work conducted between 2005 and 2009, we have been able to observe that the everyday making and use of arrows cannot be explained in neither functional nor symbolic terms alone. From our observations, we conclude that making and using arrows is indissolubly woven with the self of Awá men and, for that reason, we consider that only a relational-ontological approach can help us understand the deep relationship between men and arrows. Finally, we argue that the Awá case offers new possibilities to investigate technologies of the self in other non-modern societies.
Fil: González Ruibal, Alfredo. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; España
Fil: Hernando, Almudena. Universidad Complutense de Madrid; España
Fil: Politis, Gustavo Gabriel. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. División Arqueología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description The Awá are a group of hunter–gatherers in transition to agriculture living in the Brazilian Amazon forest. After contact with mainstream society from the 1970s onwards, their culture, and especially their material culture, has undergone important transformations. Many traditional technologies and artifacts have been lost, especially those related to women. In this context, the persistence of arrow-making, although threatened by the spread of shotguns, is remarkable. During ethnoarchaeological work conducted between 2005 and 2009, we have been able to observe that the everyday making and use of arrows cannot be explained in neither functional nor symbolic terms alone. From our observations, we conclude that making and using arrows is indissolubly woven with the self of Awá men and, for that reason, we consider that only a relational-ontological approach can help us understand the deep relationship between men and arrows. Finally, we argue that the Awá case offers new possibilities to investigate technologies of the self in other non-modern societies.
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