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museologist Marília Xavier Cury, who always explored the elements present in
held a conversation with indigenous that universe, regardless of the affinities
people Gerolino José Cezar (Terena) acquired in his constant visits.
and Dirce Jorge (Kaingang). The exhibition of the photographer’s
The book arrives in the midst of collection opens chapters on
discussions about the preservation of museums and preservation of
indigenous culture by museums not run indigenous collections. Considered
by them and still in confrontation with an important photographer at the
the doubt whether photo collections time, some of his photos are evidence
about indigenous people have to be of innovative techniques, whose
curated by one of them. The publication perceptive experience is defined in
brings together several texts by Harald the superimposition of images and the
Schultz in his expanded field of research, use of filters and special lenses, a new
giving visibility to an expanded universe. resource at the time.
The images bring traces of thought- Indigenous Cultures in Brazil and the
images, a result of his training and his Harald Schultz Collection, in addition
photography classes taught at usp. to disseminating and strengthening
One of his contributions to his work, it also provokes reflection on
photography in Brazil stems from various aspects involving the collected
reflections on the study of photographic objects. Divided into four parts, the
languages and their technical aspects. first focuses on the trajectory of the
From this perspective of innovation, photographer-ethnologist with some
he closely followed the singular more relevant biographical data. The
transformations of photography in second sheds light on museological
the 1960s and transmitted them to his issues and reflects on how to introduce
students with the aim of training a new policies that respect the rights of
generation of professionals. inclusion of native peoples. The third
His relevant work was carried out in touches on the theme of studies
villages with the aim of contributing to related to collections deposited in
the preservation of indigenous cultures. museums, while the last addresses
Schultz collected around seven thousand the iconography of 12 ethnic groups
artifacts of various uses, in addition to contacted by Schultz, in addition to
films and photographs that capture a unique collection of photographs of
the daily life of the villages, which are objects found. The book makes a strong
now part of the field archive of mae-usp contribution to recovering the work
(Museu de Arqueologia da usp). Schultz’s carried out by Harald Schultz, both as
collection, under the museum’s custody, a photographer and as an ethnologist,
totals more than a thousand slides (slides) in addition to opening doors to other
between the years 1942 and 1965. He complementary studies.

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