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As pedras de Afaloicai: a arqueologia colonial a autoridade de objetos ancestrais em Timor-Leste
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O presente artigo investiga as histórias cruzadas do conhecimento arqueológico, da autoridade científica e da autoridade indígena, no contexto de interações coloniais mediadas por objetos ancestrais, em Timor-Leste. Analisam-se diferentes concepções de poder e autoridade associadas a esses objetos, tendo por base um evento do passado colonial: a exibição ao antropólogo português António de Almeida, em 1957, de artefatos líticos pertencentes ao patrimônio lulik ancestral da casa de Soko Lai Mau Besi, Afaloicai, por seus guardiões indígenas autorizados. O artigo revisita este acontecimento e, combinando pesquisa de arquivo e trabalho de terreno, reflete sobre os modos de presença e ausência de conceitos, histórias e memórias indígenas nos registros do arquivo colonial.
This article investigates the cross-cultural histories of archaeological knowledge, scientific authority and indigenous authority, in the context of colonial interactions mediated by ancestral objects in Timor-Leste. It considers different conceptions of power and authority associated with such objects, in relation to a specific event in the colonial past: the display to the Portuguese anthropologist António de Almeida, in 1957, of lithic artifacts belonging to the ancestral lulik heritage of the house of Soko Lai Mau Besi, Afaloicai, by their authorized indigenous guardians. The article revisits this event. By crossing archival research and fieldwork in Timor-Leste, it reflects on the modes of presence and absence of indigenous concepts, stories and memories in the colonial archival records.
This article investigates the cross-cultural histories of archaeological knowledge, scientific authority and indigenous authority, in the context of colonial interactions mediated by ancestral objects in Timor-Leste. It considers different conceptions of power and authority associated with such objects, in relation to a specific event in the colonial past: the display to the Portuguese anthropologist António de Almeida, in 1957, of lithic artifacts belonging to the ancestral lulik heritage of the house of Soko Lai Mau Besi, Afaloicai, by their authorized indigenous guardians. The article revisits this event. By crossing archival research and fieldwork in Timor-Leste, it reflects on the modes of presence and absence of indigenous concepts, stories and memories in the colonial archival records.
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Arqueologia colonial Pedras sagradas Autoridade científica Saber indígena Rota lulik Timor-Leste
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Roque, R., Sousa, L. (2020). As pedras de Afaloicai: a arqueologia colonial a autoridade de objetos ancestrais em Timor-Leste [The Stones of Afaloicai: Colonial Archaeology and the Authority of Ancient Objects]. Revista Memória em Rede, v.12, n.23, pp. 49-86
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Universidade Federal de Pelotas