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 |
The American collection of the Ethnologisches Museum Berlin includes a ceremonial knife, an Inca dress and depictions of corn. These and other exhibits in the room “Am Humboldt Strom” were used for rituals before their time in the museum. They shed light on the understanding of life and death, religiosity and social interactions of ancient Andean societies.
Ancient Americanist Carolina Pretell and cultural scientist Romina Tello give a dialogical tour through the exhibition. They discuss material and aesthetic characteristics of the 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.