Corn, knives and death. Rituals in the ancient Andean world.
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| 10 EUR, reduced 5 EUR |
| Ethnologisches Museum, 2. OG |
| Belongs to: Ethnologisches Museum and Museum für Asiatische Kunst |
In the America Collection of the Ethnological Museum Berlin, there are several exhibits such as a ceremonial knife, an Inca garment or corn cobs, which were part of certain rituals in practice. They shed light on the understanding of life and death, religiosity and social interactions in ancient Andean societies.
In a tour through the “Am Humboldt Strom” room, the ancient Americanist Carolina Pretell and the cultural scientist Romina Tello shed light on the material and aesthetic characteristics of these ritual objects and report on rituals in the context of traditional celebrations, ceremonial offerings and the cult of the dead.
Participants
Carolina Pretell, born and raised in Argentina, studied Fine Arts in Argentina and Art History/Alto-American Studies in Berlin. She works as a freelance mediator for the Ethnological Museum / Museum of Asian Art.
Romina Tello Astudillo de Beer was born in Huancayo, Peru. As a cultural scientist and ethnologist, she is dedicated to the cultural and social constellations of the ancient Andean world. Her academic work focuses on decolonisation processes in Latin American regions and provenance research into pre-Columbian cultural artefacts. Since 2021 she has been working in language and cultural mediation in the field of social integration. She is currently a new freelance educator for the Ethnological Museum at the Humboldt Forum in Berlin.