Memories of Brazil
Exhibition of Indigenous Brazilian Art     

       The Liberty Museum & Arts Center will present an exhibition of native Brazilian art objects, opening on Saturday. October 4, running through Sunday, November 16th.  

Saturday, November 11th at 1 PM, Ed Ziff of Swan Lake, will  present a talk about his time in Brazil, discussing the artifacts, play the rattles, and discuss the tribe with a video of their dedication  after  the rebuilding of their  burnt  ceremonial structure. The objects were made by members of the Guarani-Kaiowá tribe, an indigenous community in the Brazilian of State of Mato Grosso do Sul, in the Central West region of Brazil, include traditional clay ceramics and ceremonial rattles . The ceramics are depictions of local animals, as well as jugs and a decorative panel. The ceremonial rattles are painted gourds decorated with feathers that are used in indigenous religious ceremonies. The exhibition will be accompanied by photographs showing the making of the ceramics and a video showing the use of the rattles in a tribal ceremony dedicating a new thatched prayer house (Casa de Reza) in the Jaguapiru aldeia (village or reservation), near Dourados, MS.

Call the Museum at (845) 807-6055 or show curator Naomi Frumess at (845) 807-6656 for                       additional  information.