Guarani Material Culture and Cosmology in Mato Grosso do Sul Brazil

In the first chapter - we try to carry out a historical investigation into the development of the discipline of Art Anthropology going through different theories traditions and perspectives with the Guarani material culture art and cosmology of Mato Grosso do Sul as the driving force. In the second chapter we provide information about the Jaguapirú Village and the Bororó Village - located in the municipality of Dourados in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul (Midwest Brazil). In this way we go through issues involving archaeology history social political and economic organization until we get into the production of Guarani art artefacts and sacred and ritualistic objects. In the third chapter - we emphasize that art is a subject that anthropology has been dealing with for a long time where various thinkers have brought their visions - going through different schools or traditions. Thus this chapter presents a Guarani Amerindian view of sacred objects. Finally in the fourth chapter we go through issues involving history social political and economic organization until we get to the production of Guarani art artefacts and sacred and ritualistic objects.