Das Mazateca-Projekt: Zusammenarbeit über die ethnografische Sammlung von Wilhelm Bauer

(For English and Spanish, scroll down) The Mazateca Collection comprises approximately 470 objects, acquired at the beginning of the 20th century by the Royal Museum of Ethnology in Berlin (Ethnological Museum). The collector was Wilhelm Bauer, a German living near Mexico City who was interested in indigenous cultures and languages. He collected, among other things, everyday objects and woven goods, as well as children's toys and ritual objects. Since Bauer's visits to the Mazateca region in Oaxaca, Mexico, the material culture has fundamentally changed. The language has also evolved, and some cultural practices have been forgotten. This makes the collection, which also includes photographs and texts, all the more significant for the present-day indigenous population. During her CoMuse Fellowship, the Mazateca librarian and author Gabriela García contributed her expertise. With her colleagues at the Biblioteca de Investigación Juan de Córdova, the Fundación Alfredo Harp Helú Oaxaca, textile specialist Alejandro de Ávila, and staff members of the Ethnological Museum, she worked intensively with the materials and translated the Mazateca terms. One result of this collaboration is a traveling photographic exhibition designed to inform the population of the Mazateca region about the collection in Berlin. The film documents their collaborative work in the storage facility of the Ethnological Museum. https://comuse.org/projekt/das-mazate... https://comuse.org/fellowship/gabriel... -- -- The Mazateca collection consists of approximately 470 objects acquired by the Royal Museum of Ethnology in Berlin (Ethnological Museum) at the beginning of the 20th century. The collector was Wilhelm Bauer, a German living near Mexico City who was interested in Indigenous cultures and languages. He collected everyday objects and woven items, as well as children's toys and ritual objects. Since Bauer's visits to the Mazateca region in Oaxaca, Mexico, the material culture has changed fundamentally. The language has also changed, and some cultural practices have fallen into oblivion. This makes the collection, which also includes photographs and texts, all the more important for today's Indigenous population. During her CoMuse fellowship, Mazatec librarian and author Gabriela García contributed her expertise. Together with her colleagues at the Biblioteca de Investigación Juan de Córdova, Fundación Alfredo Harp Helú Oaxaca, textile specialist Alejandro de Ávila and staff at the Ethnological Museum, she worked intensively with the materials and translated the Mazatec terms. One result of the collaboration is a traveling photographic exhibition to inform the population of the Mazateca region about the collection in Berlin. The film documents the joint work in the depot of the Ethnological Museum. https://comuse.org/en/project/the-maz... https://comuse.org/en/fellowship/gabr... -- -- The collection contains a total of 470 objects that are intended for the principles of the XX symbol for the Real Museum of Ethnology in Berlin (Museo Etnológico). The coleccionista for Wilhelm Bauer, in German, lives in the city of Mexico and is interested in the cultures and indigenous languages. Among other things, there are also objects from our cotidians and tejidos, but also children's toys and ritual objects. Bauer's visits to the region of Mazateca de Oaxaca, Mexico, the cultural material has changed radically. The idiom has been changed and all the cultural practices can be heard in the olvido. This collection, which includes photographs and texts, is also more important for the actual indigenous population. Durante su beca CoMuse, la bibliotecaria y autora mazateca Gabriela García aportó su experiencia. Junto with his colleagues from the Biblioteca de Investigación Juan de Córdova, Fundación Alfredo Harp Helú Oaxaca, the especialista in textiles Alejandro de Ávila and the empleados of the Museo Etnológico, working intensively with the materials and the tradition of the terms of the mazatecos. One of the results of this collaboration is a photographic exposure that takes place to inform the region of Mazateca and the collection of Berlin. The film documenta el trabajo conjunto en el depository del Museo Etnológico.