Darcy Ribeiro’s valuable gaze - Part 3: The Ofayé
Follow the third part of the virtual exhibition "The precious look of Darcy Ribeiro" below
Inhabitants of the banks of the Paraná River, the Ofayé were formally contacted by the Brazilian State in 1903, under the command of General Cândido Rondon. Darcy spent only four weeks among them, in December 1948. The group visited by Darcy comprised ten people from two families, whose heads were brothers: Otávio, who was about 50 years old, and José lived on two ranches on the side of a tributary of the Paraná River.
Ofayé indigenous house by Darcy RibeiroMuseu do Índio
Years before, between 1903 and 1913, the ethnologist Curt Nimuendajú was also among the Ofayé, having produced the first notes of scientific value about their culture. At the time, there were just over 200 individuals, ten times less than the estimated population at the end of the 19th century.
A Ofayé Indian woman by Darcy RibeiroMuseu do Índio
In permanent conflict with the colonization fronts of the region that they traditionally occupy, facing all sorts of diseases, the Ofayé were forced to move constantly to try to survive.
Family of an Ofayé chief (MS/1948) by Darcy RibeiroMuseu do Índio
Family of the Guarani Kaiowá people living with the Ofayé by Darcy RibeiroMuseu do Índio
Ofayé Indian called Otávio drinking mate sitting on a chair by Darcy RibeiroMuseu do Índio
Guarani Kaiowá indigenous called Otávio (left) and Ofayé indigenous called Luiz (right) by Darcy RibeiroMuseu do Índio
Survivors
Currently, the Ofayé are about 80 people and inhabit the Ofayé-Xavante Indigenous Land, located in the east of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul.
Son-in-law, daughter and grandson of an Ofayé chief (MS/1948) by Darcy RibeiroMuseu do Índio
Continue in Part 4 - Urubu-Ka'apor.
Physical exhibition originally held between November 23 and December 30, 2010 at Caixa Cultural in Rio de Janeiro:
General coordination and curation
Milton Guran
Executive production
SAMI - Society of Friends of the Indian Museum
Expographic design and visual design of the exhibition
Jair de Souza Design
Visual production and programming
Melanie Guerra
Exhibition production and assembly
Joana Mazza and Paulo Duque Estrada
Exhibition assembly team
Paulo Duque Estrada and Kazuhiro Bedim
Cenotechnic
Dorival Queiroz
Image Treatment
Joana Mazza, Daniel Bokelmann and Branca Mattos
Texts
Milton Guran, Fabio Maciel (Indian Museum) e Juca Ferreira.
Research
Fabio Maciel and the Indian Museum team
Research Assistant
Katharina Essus
Virtual version adapted to the Google Arts & Culture platform
Graphic design
Ana Carolina Aleixo
Additional research
Team of the Documentary References Service of the Museu do Índio
Virtual exhibition assembly
Communication team of the Museum of the Indian
