Material and immaterial designs: The patrimonialization of the Shipibo-Conibo kene designs and of the traditional use of ayahuasca in Peru
Luisa Elvira Belaúnde
Americanae (AECID Library) 2012 DOI: 10.5113/ma.3.28715 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Ayahuasca |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key points | Argues that the 2008 Peruvian patrimonialization of Shipibo-Conibo kene designs and of traditional ayahuasca use were linked through the association between plants and graphic arts. The kene report emphasized visuality, materiality, and identity, while the ayahuasca report stressed health and the sacred. Despite limitations, both reports acknowledged the changing character of designs and plant use and avoided drawing inventories or reifying knowledge and visionary practices. |
Abstract
The paper examines how the association between plants and graphic arts led to the simultaneous patrimonialization of the Shipibo-Conibo kene designs and of the traditional use of ayahuasca by the Peruvian government in 2008. It describes the context of production and commercialization by women of kene objets and its link to immaterial designs seen in ayahuasca sessions and used in new shamanic paintings. It examines the notions of visuality, materiality and identity laid out in the kene patrimonialization report and compares them to the stress put upon health and the sacred in the ayahuasca report. Although they had several limitations, both cases state the changing character of designs and plant use and avoid drawing inventories and reifying knowledge and visionary practices.
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