Member of the Paiter Suruí ethnic group, professor and social scientist Luiz Weymilawa Suruí wanted to create a place of memory to show students of the José do Carmo Santana Indigenous School how these people lived before the late 1960s, the date of first contact with non-Indigenous. So in 2016 the Paiter A Soe Museum (or “Museum of Paiter Things”) was opened in the G̃apg̃ir village, located 60 km from the city of Cacoal, in Rondônia. Inside, in a building made of babassu thatch erected by young people of the community under the watchful eye of their elders, are artifacts and everyday utensils, like baskets, tools and clay pots. According to Luiz Suruí, it is all to promote the tribe’s culture and bring back practices that have been lost over time, mainly from the time of first contact.
Museums
Paiter A Soe Museum
Gapgir Village, Rondônia, Brazil


Front of the Paiter A Soe Museum: archive of material and immaterial culture of the Paiter Suruí people. Photo: Publicity/R.Machado/Tourism Secretary of the State of Rondônia
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Framer Framed
Amsterdam, Netherlands
27 May - 21 August 2022


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Joseca Yanomami: nossa terra-floresta
MASP
São Paulo, Brazil
29 July - 30 October 2022


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37º Panorama da Arte Brasileira – Sob as cinzas, brasa
MAM SP
São Paulo, Brazil
23 July - 15 January 2023


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AUTOPOIESIS: Recognizing Kin Across Antipodal Topologies
Oyoun
Berlin, Germany
03 August - 30 August 2022


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Sidney Amaral: um espelho na história
Almeida & Dale Galeria de Arte
São Paulo, Brazil
30 July - 24 September 2022


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Infinite Bodies: Sandra Monterroso
Casa del Lago UNAM
Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
30 April - 14 August 2022


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Europe supported by Africa and America by Sokari Douglas Camp
Victoria & Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
24 July - 14 May 2023


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Coming Home - A retrospective of the work of Pearl Alcock
198 Gallery
London, United Kingdom
15 June - 14 August 2022


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Warwar Wa
Centro Cultural de España
La Paz, Bolivia, Plurinational State of
08 August - 08 October 2022


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Verbo - Mostra de Performance Arte
Galeria Vermelho, Chão SLZ
São Paulo, São Luiz, Brazil
27 July - 12 August 2022


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Nakoada: estratégias para a arte moderna
MAM Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
09 July - 29 January 2023


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Bancos Indígenas do Brasil
Museu Oscar Niemeyer
Curitiba, Brazil
23 June - 30 October 2022
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